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 divisional dean of Social Science is Kenneth Scheve.
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.
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How Game Theory and Political Science Are Rewriting What We Know About Democracy
Adam Meirowitz, and Damon Wells Professor of Political Science, organized the conference with Ian Turner, assistant professor of political science, and Danil Dmitriev, a resident postdoctoral associate, as part of ISPS’s Democratic Innovations program.
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”? New research identifies a more nuanced story about skilled migration
Amid longstanding concerns that emigration causes “brain drain,” research by Mushfiq Mobarak, Jerome Kasoff ’54 Professor of Management and Economics, and coauthors identifies more complex dynamics at play.
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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
- FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
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