Division of Social Science
Wide-ranging expertise
The faculty of the FAS Social Science division are experts in politics, economics, society, and the human mind. Their methods are cutting edge, ranging from data-driven statistical analysis to ethnography and fieldwork; from polling and surveys to neuroimaging. Their work leads to new understandings of social and political systems and the nature of human interaction and thought.
The acting divisional dean of Social Science is Alan Gerber.
Social Science departments and programs
The FAS is home to seven social science departments: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics and Data Science. In addition, several programs are cross-divisional, bridging Social Science and Humanities.
News
The political scientist studying contentious politics
Incoming FAS faculty member Elizabeth Parker-Magyar studies the day-to-day politics of public sector workers in Jordan.
Study: People Often Trust Fake Local News Sites More Than Real Ones; Yale Political Scientist Warns of Growing Influence of AI-Driven ‘Pink-Slime’ News
Kevin DeLuca, Assistant Professor of Political Science, is exploring how bias in local news affects information processing, how large-language models can be used to analyze headlines for perceived positive or negative sentiments toward political candidates, and the potential for AI to enhance journalism ethically.
‘Brains, Minds, and Machines’: A new graduate certificate for the study of human cognition
The Wu Tsai Institute is launching a new graduate certificate to prepare the next generation of researchers through interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on activities, and professional development.
FAS Welcomes 63 New Faculty for 2025–26 Academic Year
This year, Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences welcomed 63 outstanding new faculty across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
At the forefront of economics
Can the field of economics help to achieve greater equality? Rohini Pande, economist and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, believes economists should consider notions of justice, not just efficiency. As part of a large study, she and her colleagues, along with researchers from the Inclusion Economics initiative, are currently surveying over 5,000 Indian women to better understand a major gender disparity in mobile phone use in the country and whether government policies might be needed to correct the imbalance.
FAS Social Science contacts
- Acting FAS Dean of Social Science; Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies; Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health
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