Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 

MWC
Cambridge, MA, United States

The Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy is a vibrant intellectual community of faculty, master's and PhD students, researchers, and administrative staff striving to improve public policy and practice in the areas of health care, human services, criminal justice, inequality, education, and labor. Over the last three decades, the Wiener Center has been an influential voice in domestic policy through faculty work on community policing, welfare reform, youth violence, inner-city poverty, youth and the low-wage labor market, American Indian economic and social development, and medical error rates. Our uniqueness is that we have a group of serious scholars who not only produce high-quality policy-oriented research but also understand the political and management challenges of implementing their recommendations because many have held important positions in public agencies and because our faculty members involve practitioners in their research in a serious way. This "practical experience" influences the questions we choose to ask and increases our credibility in teaching and policy recommendation.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener

Address:
John F. Kennedy School of Government. Taubman Building. Harvard University. 79 John F. Kennedy Street. Cambridge, MA 02138

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
United States
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Barbara Whalen
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Barbara Whalen
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Barbara Whalen
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 47
United States average
 48
Global average
 87
2024
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 20
2023
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 36
% Female staff
2025
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 60%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 40%
2023
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 38%
% Female researchers
2025
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 59%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2021
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 62%
2020
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 62%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 67
United States average
 62
Global average
 58
2023
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 82
2022
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 14

Social

Followers (2025)
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 451
United States average
 51,223
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 458
Followers (2022)
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 1
Followers (2025)
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 0
United States average
 74,364
Global average
 19,607
Followers (2025)
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy 
 40
United States average
 24,552
Global average
 16,415

Data notes

Last updated: 11/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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