What are the socio-technical systems that associate and differentiate people gathered together in densely populated spaces? Whose interests are represented (politically/symbolically) and what are the...
Urban spaces have become a crucible for the transformations of the global era. The Committee on Global Thought’s research on cities focuses on identifying these new formations, describing their...
This proposal seeks support for an anthropological and museological research and teaching project centered on the establishment of a community museum in the town of Shuqba, Palestinian Territories...
The proposed project seeks to support the development of formative research, faculty collaboration and student engagement on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Middle East, North Africa and...
University Professor of Economics, Business and International Affairs Joseph E. Stiglitz pursues research on the determinants and costs of inequality, and policies that would reduce it. He has...
On January 30, we held our first workshop with the participation of our internal and external experts. Professors Victoria De Grazia, Anya Schiffrin, Richard John, Jack Snyder, and Charles Armstrong...
"De-Provincializing Soft Power: A Global-Historical Approach" is a three-year research project designed to study the power of cultural persuasion in foreign relations in ways that look beyond the...
A fundamental question in social sciences relates to the effect of wealth inequality on economic growth. Yet, in tackling the question, researchers have had to use income as a proxy for wealth. We...
The project aims to expand research opportunities for undergraduate History majors doing these on European history topics. This Project Grant foresees an expansion of research opportunities for...