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What we do
SSRI strives to be a resource to all social science departments and centers at Duke.
The programs and events we host foster the creation and dissemination of new interdisciplinary knowledge in the social sciences. Located in the historic Erwin Mill building, our facility is equipped to conduct and communicate social science research that attracts and trains scholars engaged in research and interested in collaboration. SSRI assists research development by administratively supporting innovative, externally funded research.
Our diverse group of affiliates enables SSRI to contribute to knowledge in the service of society. SSRI scholars connect research to policy and practice, integrate knowledge and service, and make the translation between theory and practice. Our research is the bridge from discovery in basic research to delivery in some solution or intervention in real time.
The institute boasts of a number of researchers who meld basic research with a policy or problem-centered approach. Basic researchers work collaboratively with more problem-centered researchers in the highly interactive scholarly community at SSRI. Both basic research and applications benefit. Our Faculty Fellows Program identifies specific topics, selects faculty from across the university to participate, and then gives them release time for collaborative investigation. Translation emerges from the collaborative interests of faculty from multiple disciplines as they pursue a common interest.