The Naturalization of Work
August 6, 2018
In a collection of essays put together by Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Sarah Besky, examines the confluence of labor and environmental exploitation.
Research Briefs
The Great Unraveling: The Decline of the Nuclear Normative Order
July 11, 2018
This article written by Nina Tannenwald analyzes the erosion of the current nuclear normative order, focusing on existing, declining, and emerging norms, especially among the nuclear powers.
How America's Wars Fund Inequality at Home
July 5, 2018
A new study by the Costs of War Project investigates the United States' government spending in wars since the War of 1812, addressing the relationship between war-related debt and societal inequality.
Does Compliance Pay? Social Standards and Firm-Level Trade
July 5, 2018
In a new study published in the American Journal of Political Science, co-author Provost Richard M. Locke uses new data on retailers and manufacturers to analyze how firm-level trade responds to information about social standards.
Monopolies of Violence: Criminal Governance in Rio de Janeiro
July 5, 2018
Based on three years of research in Rio de Janeiro, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Barnes explores the replacement of state authority with the criminal violence of drug trafficking gangs in favelas (impoverished informal neighborhoods).
Sticks, Stones, and Molotov Cocktails: Unarmed Collective Violence and Democratization
June 28, 2018
Postdoctoral Fellow Ali Kadivar examines unarmed collective violence by civilian forces and democratization in a recent article in the American Sociological Associations' journal, Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
The Evils of Polygyny
June 13, 2018
In her new book, Professor Rose McDermott examines one structural factor that instigates, enforces, and replicates patterns of male dominance: the practice of polygyny.
Unhealthy Politics: The Battle Over Evidence-Based Medicine
June 13, 2018
Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine, co-written by Public Policy program director Eric Patashnik, describes the U.S. medical system, the most advanced in the world, and its insufficient evaluation process of treatments that often become widespread.
When Is It Rational to Learn the Wrong Lessons? Technocratic Authority, Social Learning, and Euro Fragility
June 12, 2018
An article co-written by Mark Blyth and published in the American Political Science Association, was recently named "Best Paper" by the journal's European Politics and Society organized interest group for 2018.
Health Reform after the 2016 Election
June 5, 2018
In May 2017, Professor Eric Patashnik convened a conference on “Health Reform after the 2016 Election,” bringing together scholars to examine and discuss the state of health reform. The contributions led to a special edition of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
International Intervention and the Rule of Law after Civil War: Evidence from Liberia
May 16, 2018
In new research, Assistant Professor Robert Blair looks at Liberia as a case study for international intervention and the rule of law, following civil war.
New Report Exposes Backroom Deals Behind Environmental Reconstruction in Iraq
May 11, 2018
A new study by the Costs of War Project explores the environmental situation in Iraq due to the now 15-year old US-led war, as well as the backroom deals made in the context of wartime reconstruction.
The Arc of History Bends Toward Coverage: Health Policy at a Crossroads
April 9, 2018
A new article co-written by Public Policy Professor James A. Morone analyzes the repeated interaction between Republicans and Democrats when a U.S. president seeks to expand health coverage, and wonders if the Affordable Care Act has broken the pattern.
Mass Mobilization and the Durability of New Democracies
March 15, 2018
In a new article in American Sociological Review, Postdoctoral Fellow Ali Kadivar deconstructs the "elitist approach" to democratization by analyzing new democracies from the past half-century.
Excellence, Reflexivity, and Racism: On Sociology's Nuclear Contradiction and Its Abiding Crisis
March 2, 2018
A recent essay co-written by Michael Kennedy explores sociology's organization around a nuclear contradiction between excellence and reflexivity.
Climate Change and the Politics of Military Bases
February 22, 2018
Driven by the U.S. Army’s Project Iceworm initiative in Greenland, political scientist Jeff Colgan released a new study on the effects of climate change on military bases.
Evidence-based guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease
February 17, 2018
In new research, Adam C. Levine, Faculty Fellow and Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, joined colleagues to employ the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology to develop eveidence-based guidelines for the care of admitted Ebola patients.