Social Sciences

Brown researchers gather uncollected writings, speeches and interviews to create a more comprehensive portrait of the writer who changed how we think about cities.

With all eyes on the U.S. presidential election, public events and discussions at Brown will focus on the country’s future and the forces shaping the election.

With the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative at the University’s Watson Institute, Dr. Adam Levine and colleagues hope to improve the effectiveness and accountability of disaster preparedness, humanitarian response and post-emergency reconstruction through scholarship.

Research finding that a melting Greenland Ice Sheet could expose biological, chemical and radioactive waste at Camp Century prompts calls for Denmark to take responsibility for site clean-up and compensation.

Shapiro, known for finding answers to economic questions by looking in unexpected places, will discuss his work using text as data.

A three-year study will look at how the standards, adopted by all but eight states, affect classroom instruction and disparities in academic achievement.

A new study using data from Rhode Island’s lead-abatement program and repeated blood lead level tests finds that lead exposure among preschoolers can predict low reading scores in subsequent years.

An interdisciplinary research team of Brown undergraduates led by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Parker VanValkenburgh developed a bilingual, tablet-based app for field and laboratory use.

Practices that have been used for a century or more cannot explain the recent marked uptick in political polarization. Marc J. Dunkelman tracks how changes in the American social fabric impact Washington.

New study on health care among children under age five in Mali sheds light on a major health care policy debate.

Society for Progress recognizes Richard M. Locke with an inaugural Progress Medal for his scholarship on working conditions and labor rights in the global economy.

Total U.S. spending on national security related to the post-9/11 war on terror has reached $3.6 trillion, and interest on funds borrowed to pay those bills could climb to $7.9 trillion by 2053.

Brown University’s Stephen Houston and a team of leading researchers in anthropology and Maya archeology methodically verify the authenticity of the oldest known manuscript in ancient America.

For the history and education studies concentrator, a summer-long dive into the lives of early Unitarians in England meant the chance to contribute to faculty scholarship and an upcoming book.

The Costs of War project releases data on the human costs of a decade and a half of war in Afghanistan and Pakistan, finding that violence is not subsiding.

Findings show differences between men and women and have implications for negotiating aggressive behavior.

Widespread use of talking points and expanding role of consultants, focus groups and polls are likely contributing to deeper divisions, both in Congress and in the broader public, according to study.

Thomas E. Skidmore, prominent historian of Brazil and professor emeritus of Brown University, passed away on June 11.

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice exhibit, based on the work of Brown University graduate Karida Brown, uses oral histories and archival items to document a part of American history not widely known.

A new interactive timeline offered by the Choices Program will give students insights into black activism spanning the mid-20th century and beyond.

An effort led through the Watson Institute’s Brazil Initiative, the Opening the Archives Project provides open access to thousands of primary documents for researchers around the world.

The 600 Rhode Islanders surveyed also support charter school expansion, marijuana legalization and state tourism spending — but oppose the new toll tax on trucks.

Barry Prizant’s work with autism spectrum disorders focuses on understanding underlying causes for non-neurotypical behavior and connecting individuals with their strengths and talents.

Now in its sixth year, an annual spring break trip to the University’s partner institution in Mississippi teaches much more than just history.

Brown University’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy has released the results of two new public opinion surveys on the presidential primaries. The poll finds Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump leading the candidates in their respective parties.

Brown University will release the results today of two new public opinion surveys on the presidential primaries conducted by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. A news release summarizing survey results will be posted at 1 p.m.

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr., a senior fellow at the Watson Institute and a former U.S. diplomat, will deliver a three-part lecture series on American diplomacy, as part of the Watson Institute’s Chong Wook Lee and Vartan Gregorian Distinguished Lecture Series. Lectures will take place Feb. 4, 11, and 18, and are free and open to the public.