Social Sciences (Faculty & Staff)

As tariff policy in the U.S. continues to rapidly evolve, UC Berkeley faculty weighed in on how these changes could impact trade, the economy, employment and international relations.

At a recent panel discussion titled “The New Tariff Regime: How the Trump Administration Is Upending the Global Trade Order,” Economics Chair and Professor Andrés Rodriguez-Clare, Economics and Political Science Professor Barry Eichengreen and Berkeley Haas Professor Matilde Bombardini spoke about the impact of the Administration’s tariff policies....

Political analyst Yuval Levin will discuss how a deeper understanding of the Constitution can help unite Americans in a free society during the Berkeley Liberty Initiative's (BLI) 2025 Ambassador Frank E. Baxter Lecture this week.

Levin is director of social, cultural and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington, D.C.–based public policy think tank. He holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy and is the founder and editor-in-chief of the...

In recent years, data-driven tools such as artificial intelligence have become embedded in our daily lives. But do they shape the human condition for the better?

UC Berkeley’s Data 104 course, or Human Contexts and Ethics of Data, is examining that question. It’s taught by the History Department and the Data Science program, and it analyzes the historical conditions in...

Amy E. Lerman, professor of public policy and political science and director of the Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley has been awarded a Carnegie Fellowship by the Carnegie Corporation. The prestigious fellowship grants $200,000 in support of a book or major project to each member of the cohort of scholars, authors, journalists, and public intellectuals who focus on political polarization in the United States.

Lerman studies civic engagement and public opinion, especially as they relate to public safety and social...