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 Tony Smith.
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
Study uncovers lost ‘golden age’ of languages
A new study coauthored by Claire Bowern, Professor of Linguistics, suggests that tens of thousands of languages were spoken between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago.
A poor fit: Why fashion industry regulations fall short
Meital Peleg Mizrachi, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics, explains why fashion regulations worldwide fail to adequately protect garment workers and the environment.
Meet ‘Likweli’: A new monkey species discovered in the Congo Basin
Yale researchers have helped to describe a new species of Colobus monkey living high in the forest canopies of the Democratic Republic of Congo. For the study, co-authors Julia Arenson, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, and Eric Sargis, Professor of Anthropology, collaborated with researchers from the Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation and Lomami National Park in DRC, Florida Atlantic University, and Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Analysis of 380 trillion AI tokens reveals how the technology is transforming financial markets
A study of a massive dataset of real-world AI consumption, co-authored by Aleh Tsyvinski, the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, shows on how AI is affecting businesses, workers, and financial markets.
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
- FAS Dean of Social Science; William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Economics and Professor of Management
- FAS Dean's Office
- Economics
- Senior Associate Dean
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- Associate Dean
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