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Social Science

The disciplines in this field seek to deepen our understanding of how people behave in a wide variety of contexts and to assess the consequences of an individual, group, and societal decisions. Collectively, Social Science seeks to explain and investigate the functioning of society and address the vast array of pressing contemporary issues that affect individual and societal well-being.

  • How does our broader environment affect how we develop as individuals and behave collectively in our communities?
  • Why do our societies look the way they do, and why do they differ?
  • What drives pervasive inequality within and across regions, and what policies and institutions affect this?

The breadth of research in Social Science at NYU Abu Dhabi uses data to help historians, economists, NGOs, and governments better understand human behavior — and improve people’s lives.

 

A new world is unfolding before our eyes and at a remarkably dramatic pace in the wider region, rendering our presence in Abu Dhabi all the more meaningful.

Dean of Social Science Hervé Crès

Latest News

NYUAD students win first place at the CFA Institute Research Challenge regional competition on finance and banking. Congratulations Sorin Panfile, Sergey Shkurynskyy, and Anastasiya Karavan. 

David Cook-Martin recipient of ASA “Distinguished Scholarly Book Award” for his book on Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racial Immigration Policy in the Americas.

Daniel Karell wins 2018 JPR Best Paper Award on his article, Aid, exclusion and the local dynamics of insurgency in Afghanistan.

Rachel Brulé wins Best Paper in Comparative Politics at MPSA for research on the implications of Meghalaya’s inheritance system.

Quartz has identified Bob Allen, Global Distinguished Professor of Economic History, as one of 13 economists on the research that shaped our world in 2017. 

ThePrint spoke to some of the biggest names in Indian intelligentsia and asked who are the brightest minds on the horizon. Rahul Sagar was identified as one of the next generation of Indian intellectuals.

Leonid Peisakhin awarded the 2018 Gregory Luebbert Best Article Award from the APSA’s Comparative Politics Section on the paper 'The Legacy of Political Violence Across Generations'.

Peter Van der Windt recipient of 2016 Annual Bruce Russett Award for his article, Crowdseeding in Eastern Congo: Using Cell Phones to Collect Conflict Events Data in Real Time in the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

NYU Abu Dhabi Students Witness Brexit Unfold

Students engaged with former prime ministers and key politicians across Europe as part of an immersive 10-day course. Taught by American political consultant and best-selling author Frank Luntz, Europe in Crisis: Brexit and the Future of the EU, was held in London, Brussels, and Paris. Throughout the course, 16 students interacted with former prime ministers including Tony Blair and key politicians such as Michael Gove to delve deeper as Britain renegotiates its relationship with the European Union.

Research Highlights

Moving Stories

Sociologists and other researchers have moved to NYU Abu Dhabi to study other migrants.

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Social Science Faculty in the Media

Step into the Spotlight | HBR Podcast
Swethaa Ballakrishnen, Faculty Fellow
Harvard Business Review | Apr 22, 2019

Swethaa Ballakrishnen recipient of 2019 Canadian Review of Sociology Best Article Award!
Swethaa Ballakrishnan, Faculty Fellow
Ballakrishnan, Swethaa 2018. "Nevertheless they persisted: Gendered frameworks and socialization advantages in Indian professional service firms." Canadian Review of Sociology. 55(3):343-361

US voters appear unmoved by the Mueller report: Professor Adam Ramey of NYU Abu Dhabi says the Mueller report did not reveal anything “substantively new” about the Trump administration
Adam Ramey, Associate Professor of Political Science
CNBC News | Apr 22, 2019

Battle for tech dominance: China has appropriated the US economic playbook. Can the US reclaim it?
Ramesh Jagannathan and Pablo Hernandez-Lagos, Assistant Professor of Economics
The Times of India | Feb 12, 2019

Jobs for the boys? New study shows how career paths can be guided by gender
Ernesto Reuben, Associate Professor of Economics
The National | Nov 24, 2018

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