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Stratification

Stratification—whether by class, income level, or other categories—plays a major role in shaping human cultures around the world. This research stream highlights recent research from across the UC Berkeley campus related to stratification, inequality, and the invisible lines that divide us.

March 20, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

Video: Evgeny Morozov, "Beyond Competition: Alternative Discovery Procedures & The Postcapitalist Public Sphere"

Recorded on March 19, 2021, this lecture features Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom and To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism.

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  • May 22, 2019 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: "Renovating Democracy" Book Talk

    Watch the video of Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen, co-founders of the Berggruen Institute, discussing their book, Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism with Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business & Faculty Director of the Institute for Business & Social Impact.

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  • March 22, 2019 by Chuck Kapelke

    The Rise of Illiberal Governance: Comparing Viktor Orban and Donald Trump

    Recorded on March 4, 2019, this video presents the Social Science Matrix Distinguished Lecture, "The Rise of Illiberal Governance: Comparing Viktor Orban and Donald Trump," by John Shattuck, Professor of Practice, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; President Emeritus, Central European University; and Senior Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School.

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  • February 7, 2019 by Chuck Kapelke

    Funding Available: Matrix Research Teams; Sciences Po, Erasmus+ Freie Universitaet Grants

    Social Science Matrix seeks proposals for Matrix Research Teams for the 2019-2020 academic year, and we invite applications for collaboration grants with Sciences Po and Freie Universität Berlin.

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  • November 30, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    VIDEO: Winner and Losers in the 2018 Midterm Elections

    Watch the video of a panel of scholars—experts on Congress, public opinion, and voting behavior—discussing the outcomes of the 2018 midterm elections.

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  • November 11, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Panel on "Getting the Facts on Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment"

    Recorded on October 25 at UC Berkeley's Social Science Matrix, this panel discussion focused on the limits of what can be learned about sexual violence and harassment from personal narratives that are shared online, as well as the question of what is missed in survey data related to sexual violence and harassment.

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  • August 21, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Matrix Welcomes 2018-2019 Dissertation Fellows

    Social Science Matrix is honored to welcome our 2018-2019 cohort of Matrix Dissertation Fellows, four Ph.D. candidates whose research interests span diverse global challenges such as urbanization, discrimination in the workforce, self-immolation, and indigenous language preservation.

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  • May 17, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: "Radical Markets" Panel Discussion

    Matrix was honored to host a panel discussion featuring E. Glen Weyl, principal researcher at Microsoft and visiting senior research scholar in economics and law at Yale University. The panel focused on Weyl's book, Radical Markets (co-authored with Eric Posner), which introduces provocative ideas on how to use markets to tame monopoly, lessen inequality, and enhance inclusiveness.

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  • April 9, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Samuel Moyn, "Human Rights in the Neoliberal Maelstrom"

    Watch the video of "Human Rights in the Neoliberal Maelstrom," a lecture delivered on March 15, 2018 by Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and History at Yale University. Drawing from his recently published book Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World, Professor Moyn took on the debate about how to conceptualize the relationship between human rights and neoliberal globalization.

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  • February 6, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Craig Calhoun, "Cosmopolitanism and Belonging"

    On January 31, 2018, Craig Calhoun, President of the Berggruen Institute and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, presented the UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix Distinguished Lecture, "Cosmopolitanism and Belonging."

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  • January 8, 2018 by Chuck Kapelke

    Matrix/Sciences Po Collaboration Grants Announced

    Four teams of scholars from the U.S. and France will use seed funding to tackle globally significant, cross-disciplinary research questions in the social sciences.

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