Department news

Ben Bradlow receives Honorable Mention for the Charles Tilly Best Article Award

June 9, 2022

Lecturer Ben Bradlow receives Honorable Mention for the Charles Tilly Best Article Award, given by the ASA's Comparative Historical Sociology section, for his article “Embeddedness and cohesion: regimes of urban public goods distribution." Theory and Society 51:117-144. Read more about Ben Bradlow receives Honorable Mention for the Charles Tilly Best Article Award

Shai Dromi and Mo Torres Elected to Theory Section of the American Sociological Association

June 9, 2022

Lecturer Shai Dromi and Doctoral Student Mo Torres have been elected to the council of the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association. Shai will serve on the council for a three-year term while Mo will serve on the council as a student member for a two-year term.

Ya-Wen Lei receives various awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy."

June 2, 2022

Professor Ya-Wen Lei has received numerous awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy." American Sociological Review 86(2):279-309... Read more about Ya-Wen Lei receives various awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy."

Sean Bock and Yuval Feinstein awarded Best Paper Award for Political Sociology Section of American Journal of Sociology

June 1, 2022

Sean Bock and Yuval Feinstein's paper with Bart Bonikowski entitled, “The Partisan Sorting of `America’: How Nationalist Cleavages Shaped the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.” American Journal of Sociology 127(2):492-561 is the co-winner of the Best Paper award for the Political Sociology section.

Doctoral Student Cherrie Bucknor awarded Joint Center for Housing Studies' Annual Prize

June 1, 2022

Doctoral Student Cherrie Bucknor is the co-winner of the Joint Center for Housing Studies' annual prize for the best graduate student paper on housing for her paper on Extended-Family Wealth, Race, and the Transition to Homeownership. Congrats Cherrie! Read more about Doctoral Student Cherrie Bucknor awarded Joint Center for Housing Studies' Annual Prize

Leah Gose selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow

May 18, 2022

Doctoral Candidate Leah Gose has been selected as a 2022-23 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow. The Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program, now in its 22nd year, offers scholars and practitioners in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and arts—as well as writers, journalists, and others—a rare opportunity to pursue their work in a vibrant interdisciplinary community.

Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize

May 9, 2022

Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize for her article, “Publics, Scientists and the State: Mapping the Global Human Genome Editing Controversy” (The China Quarterly No. 246, June 2021, pp. 400–427). This prize is awarded annually for the most original article by a scholar who has not published in the CQ before. It is awarded in memory of Gordon White. Gordon White achieved great distinction for his... Read more about Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize

Professor Sandra Susan Smith appointed faculty director of the HKS Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy

April 28, 2022

Professor Sandra Susan Smith has been appointed faculty director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy.... Read more about Professor Sandra Susan Smith appointed faculty director of the HKS Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy

Siobhan Greatorex-Voith wins prestigious Star Prize

April 26, 2022

Siobhan Greatorex-Voith wins prestigious Star Prize for Sophomore Advising. The Star Family Prizes for Excellence in Advising were established by James A. Star, AB 1983, to recognize and reward individuals who contribute to the College through their exemplary intellectual and personal guidance of undergraduate students. Read more about Siobhan Greatorex-Voith wins prestigious Star Prize