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
Wu Tsai Institute: Making the right connections
With state-of-the-art research facilities and collaborative spaces, Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute is on a mission to understand human cognition by bridging academic disciplines.
Ancient cremation pyre offers glimpse of tropical hunter gatherers’ mortuary practices
A new study coauthored by Yale paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson provides evidence of the earliest intentional cremation in ancient Africa.
‘We’re in a better place’: Has the time for a unified global carbon market finally arrived?
In a Q&A, Yale economist Rohini Pande explains why a voluntary carbon market initiative adopted during the COP30 climate conference in Belém can help make emissions reduction cost effective — and promote innovation in the world’s developing nations.
Anthony Smith named FAS dean of social science
Smith, an economist and experienced Yale leader, will serve as the FAS dean of social science for a five-year term.
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
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