Events

Join the discussion on the shifting health policy landscape for services addressing non-medical drivers of health.Rising costs and declining health outcomes are eroding the value of health care investments in the United States. To address these alarming trends, Texas, the federal government, and health care systems are investing in strategies that prioritize quality and outcomes […]

Join us for a seminar that uncovers the relationship between Sovietology studies and the Cold War.During the Cold War, there was a strong uptick in the study of the Soviet Union--especially at Harvard, Columbia, and other United States universities. This seminar will uncover the ways that the Cold War affected the study of Sovietology and […]

Interrogating how elites shape state-building and social reform focusing on the role of power and ideology.This session examines how elites adapt to significant sociopolitical changes. The two presenters will interrogate how elites shape state-building and social reform focusing on the role of power and ideology.Lunch provided.PresentersAnju Parvathy BijuBio: Anju Parvathy Biju is a PhD student […]

Join Russian-Israeli sociologist Victor Vakhshtayn as he explores the accomplishments and life of Teodor Shanin.Combining eyewitness testimony with historical and sociological analysis, this presentation by the Russian-Israeli sociologist Victor Vakhshtayn seeks to paint a vivid portrait of Teodor Shanin (1930-2020), distinguished sociologist and founding father of the Moscow School for Social and Economic Studies (“Shaninka”). […]