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We are the largest grouping of academic social scientists in Aotearoa and provide a focus for social scientists working at the University of Auckland.
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Contact advisers and discipline convenors, and find people in the School of Social Sciences.
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From archaeologists to filmmakers to policymakers, our researchers explore power, inequality, conflict, gender, class, technologies and creative expression.
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A selection of forms and guides available for students in the School of Social Sciences.
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Conflict and Terrorism Studies looks at both the causes of terrorism and conflict, and ways to resolve them.
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Criminology focuses on both the causes of crime and the different ways societies respond to deviance.
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Development Studies engages with the critical issues of social change that are transforming global society.
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Explore human interaction and management within organisations and ask questions about the nature of business, employment and society.
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Gender Studies is a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of critical inquiry into how gender shapes our lives.
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Study the political structures, processes and relationships that govern our everyday lives, both here in New Zealand and across the globe.
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Studying Public Policy can develop your potential for leadership in the public sector.
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Sociology explores topical social issues and seeks to understand the modern world.
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Get a preview of what it's like studying Social Sciences as our lecturers tackle a range of issues from different academic perspectives.
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