Research

Linking Theory to Action

The challenges confronting us today are enormously complex and profound. And they need social scientists to address them effectively. In the UC San Diego School of Social Sciences, as “we do the science of society,” we link theory to action. We are at the forefront of vital work – fundamental work, practical work and the theoretical heavy lifting that is needed to advance positive change. Faculty and student researchers throughout our broad and innovative school are evaluating and implementing research-based solutions, often in collaboration with scholars from many other disciplines. They do so within our departments and programs and in the research centers listed on this page.

Our Research Centers Include:

• African and African-American Research Center
• American Politics and Institutions Project
• Black Studies Project
• Center for African Political Economy
• Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
• Center for Economic Policy Analysis
• Center for Environmental Economics
• Center for Global Mental Health
• Center for Human Development
• Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies
• Center for Research in Language
• Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
• Center for Research on Gender in STEMM
• Center on Global Justice
• Institute for Neural Computation (with the Jacobs School of Engineering)
• Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind (with the School of Biological Sciences)
• Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology (with Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
• San Diego Education Research Alliance
• U.S. Immigration Policy Center
• Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research