Social Science

Mistaken Identity

Sociologist Emilio Parrado discusses the demographic relationship between fertility and immigration.

Understanding ISIS/ISIL (Video)

A Political Science Roundtable Discussion

Defying the Odds

Political Science's Devesh Kapur examines Dalit entrepreneurs.

Survey Says...

Undergraduates look under the hood of democracy in the new Penn Program for Opinion Research and Election Studies.

Frame of Mind

Dorothy Roberts on Redefining the Way We Define Race

Russia and Ukraine: Answers and Questions (Video)

A faculty panel discusses events in Ukraine and some possible futures.

Q and A: Pope Francis’ First Year

Associate Professor of Sociology Melissa Wilde discusses the Pontiff's impact one year after his election.

Q and A: Putin’s Russia Ahead of the Sochi Olympics

Rudra Sil and Kevin Platt provide insight on the political climate in Russia ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Q and A: Immigration Reform Inertia

Emilio Parrado answers questions on immigration reform.

Justice by the Numbers

Criminologist John MacDonald on the Power of Policy

The Teachable Moment

Sociologist Tukufu Zuberi Invites Audiences Along on Scholarly Adventures

TechnoPoe

John Tresch describes Edgar Allan Poe, writer—and engineer.