Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies

Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies Yale University's Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Advancing research, shaping policy, dev

The Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) at Yale University advances interdisciplinary research in the social sciences that aims to shape public policy and inform democratic deliberation. By supporting policy education, fellowship programs and extracurricular activities, we also develop future leaders who will themselves inform – and perhaps even join – the policymaking community in ye

ars to come, bringing with them the commitments to inquiry and scholarship that lie at the heart of ISPS.

What types of ethical questions were future doctors, philosphers, and policymakers exploring this summer? https://bit.ly...
09/01/2026

What types of ethical questions were future doctors, philosphers, and policymakers exploring this summer? https://bit.ly/3T1O9Ge

We talk to about the social forces that shape our lives, from inequality to dementia care and more: bit.ly/4x6P72X
08/18/2026

We talk to about the social forces that shape our lives, from inequality to dementia care and more: bit.ly/4x6P72X

Check out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value ...
08/16/2026

Check out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value of taking intellectual risks bit.ly/4gy9JuM

Bioethecist Stephen Latham may have retired from teaching full-time, but he's still got plenty to do:
07/21/2026

Bioethecist Stephen Latham may have retired from teaching full-time, but he's still got plenty to do:

Stephen Latham may be retiring from full-time teaching and as director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, but he has no intention of slowing down.

Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly Begins Work on Property Tax Reform
07/16/2026

Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly Begins Work on Property Tax Reform

Michael Staw had always wanted to serve on a jury, though he had never made the cut. So, when an opportunity arrived in the mail to participate in a statewide nonpartisan citizens’ assembly on property taxes, he signed up.

We remember Joseph LaPalombara: Yale Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, and Friend:
07/15/2026

We remember Joseph LaPalombara: Yale Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, and Friend:

In his 101 years, Joseph LaPalombara earned academic accolades and made influential friends on multiple continents. His friend Douglas Rae remembers one he made under a table.

Millstone Fellow Quinn Luong is on the cover of this spring's Public Service Review from the nonpartisan Stennis Center ...
07/01/2026

Millstone Fellow Quinn Luong is on the cover of this spring's Public Service Review from the nonpartisan Stennis Center for Public Service:

The Spring 2026 edition of the Public Service Review explores how public service is shaped through personal reflection, mentorship, institutional experience, and civic responsibility. Through interviews, essays, and personal narratives, contributors examine the inspirations, challenges, and connecti...

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB
06/25/2026

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2
06/24/2026

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2

So thankful to the Hastings Center for hosting our summer bioethics students last week!
06/23/2026

So thankful to the Hastings Center for hosting our summer bioethics students last week!

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