Jeffrey Swindle

Jeffrey Swindle is a College Fellow & Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. His research covers the global diffusion of ideas and the influence of ideas on people’s behavior, often focusing on liberal and illiberal ideas about gender, sexuality, and family. His article, “Pathways of Global Cultural Diffusion: Mass Media and People’s Moral Declarations about Men’s Violence against Women,” received multiple paper awards and was published in American Sociological Review. Most recently, he wrote about illiberal politics toward gang violence and international migration in the Boston Globe. His collaborative work appears in Social Forces, International Migration Review, Demography, and other journals. He teaches courses on research methods, gender & sexuality, and human rights. Previously, he completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin, a Doctorate in Sociology at the University of Michigan, and a Masters in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge.