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In collaboration with Doug McAdam at Stanford, this project aimed to develop a new theoretical approach and novel empirical strategy for tackling fundamental questions about the nature and changing structure of civic life in the contemporary city. By...

Robert J. Sampson is the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University, Affiliated Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, and founding director of the Boston Area Research Initiative. He has also taught at the...

Robert J. Sampson teaches at Harvard University, where he is the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor. He is also an Affiliated Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, founding director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, and...

SELECTED ARTICLES BY TOPIC Neighborhood Effects and Social Processes Sampson, Robert J. 1988. " ." American Sociological Review. 53:766-779. Sampson, Robert J. and W. Byron Groves. 1989. " ." American Journal of Sociology 94: 774-802. Sampson, Robert J...

Cities account for an ever greater share of the world’s population. In the U.S., urban areas now comprise more than 80 percent of the population and many cities are magnets for innovation and growth. We have come a long way since the urban changes...