Social Science

OMNIA Q&A: Is Demography Destiny?

Michael Jones-Correa, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses Latino voters’ complex role in the U.S. electorate.

Omnia Podcast: In These Times (Audio)

A six-episode podcast series that explores the forces that have shaped events in 2020.

New Social Norms During the Pandemic

Cristina Bicchieri, Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, says expectations fuel behavior modification.

Faculty Honors

Recent recognitions and awards received by our faculty

New Faculty Join Penn Arts & Sciences

New members of the faculty for the 2020–2021 academic year

Prescribing Inequality

How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.

We, the People

Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is searching for the heart and soul of America.

A Passion for Political Data and Public Service

Joelle Gross, C’21, talks about her “life-changing” experience with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies.

Oil Is Not Forever

Faculty Opinion

OMNIA Q&A: Whose Citizen Are You?

Daniel Hopkins on whether the responses to COVID-19 will bring attention back to local government.

Presidential Rhetoric and Civic Participation

Michael Jones-Correa, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses his book, Holding Fast: Resilience and Civic Engagement Among Latino Immigrants.

Origin Stories: Brendan O’Leary (Video)

The Lauder Professor of Political Science on his journey from Ireland to Nigeria to Northern Ireland to England to the U.S., and what he learned along the way.

OMNIA Q&A: A New Leader at CASI

Tariq Thachil, the new Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India, discusses his plans for the Center and coping with the pandemic.

What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice. (Video)

Penn Arts & Sciences faculty address the current movement.