The Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Social Science will
curate a public film series designed to provoke insight and open
conversation among scholars of the Institute and participants of
the greater Princeton community. Featuring commentary...
Didier Fassin, James D.
Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, examines the
"neoliberal authoritarian program" of French president Emmanuel
Macron, whose politics were uniquely characterized as "neither left
nor right" throughout his...
"China’s rising threat to international freedom and democracy
has become a hot topic,” said Teng
Biao, a Chinese human rights lawyer and former Visitor in the
School of Social Science, in an interview about the country's
influence in the West.
Organized by the School of Social Science at the Institute for
Advanced Study, and developed by Didier
Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor, the 2018–19 Summer
Program in Social Science will commence on June 18, 2018, as part
of a global...
Peter Coviello, Member in
the School of Social Science, reviews Sex and Secularism
by Professor Emerita Joan Wallach
Scott and In the Name of Women's Rights by Visitor
Sara Farris, writing, "part of
what is remarkable about these books, too...
On May 3, 2018, Veena Das, Academic Trustee for the Institute's School of Social Science, will deliver a talk titled "Meaning and Metaphor: How to Receive Thoughts from an Elsewhere," which will center on the ways in which the social sciences in general and anthropology in particular can find a way to be open to other intellectual traditions.
Didier Fassin, James D.
Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, has been
recognized with the 2018 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist Award, which
is presented to exceptional scientists in support of their
exploration of unconventional...