# Comparative Sociology and Social Change ## expand\_more ![Greek pride during the European Championship. Photo credit: Jonathan Mijs](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/sociology/files/comparative_sociology.jpg) Research in this cluster examines the causes and consequences of cross-national, cross-cultural variations in social processes. Comparative scholars at Harvard analyze a wide array of topics, including political institutions, civil society, cultural repertoires, labor markets, welfare systems, inequality, knowledge, violence, global and regional integration, and economic development. [Affiliated Graduate Students](/people/graduate-student-research-clusters/comparative-sociology-and-social-change) ## Associated Faculty [### Jason Beckfield ](/people/jason-beckfield) [### Mary C. 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(2019). *[The Confounding Island: Institutions, Culture and Mis-development in Post-Colonial Jamaica](/publications/confounding-island-institutions-culture-and-mis-development-post-colonial)*. Harvard University Press. Patterson, O. (2019). *[The Confounding Island: Institutions, Culture and Mis-development in Post-Colonial Jamaica](/publications/confounding-island-institutions-culture-and-mis-development-post-colonial)*. Harvard University Press. Patterson, O., & Zhuo, X. (2018). [Modern Trafficking, Slavery, and Other Forms of Servitude](/publications/modern-trafficking-slavery-and-other-forms-servitude). *Annual Review of Sociology*, *44*. Patterson, O., & Zhuo, X. (2018). [Modern Trafficking, Slavery, and Other Forms of Servitude](/publications/modern-trafficking-slavery-and-other-forms-servitude). *Annual Review of Sociology*, *44*. Bakhtiari, E., Olafsdottir, S., & Beckfield, J. (2018). [Institutions, Incorporation, and Inequality: The Case of Minority Health Disparities in Europe](/publications/institutions-incorporation-and-inequality-case-minority-health-disparities). *Journal of Health and Social Behavior*. Bakhtiari, E., Olafsdottir, S., & Beckfield, J. (2018). [Institutions, Incorporation, and Inequality: The Case of Minority Health Disparities in Europe](/publications/institutions-incorporation-and-inequality-case-minority-health-disparities). *Journal of Health and Social Behavior*. Show morerefresh