Overview

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity is a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects. Concerned with the economic, political, social and cultural dimensions of uneven access to resources, opportunity and capabilities, Cook Center researchers take a cross-national comparative approach to the study of human difference and disparity. Considering both global and local shortcomings, Cook Center scholars not only address the overarching social problem of general inequality, but they also explore social problems associated with gender, race, ethnicity and religious affiliation. Based on this research, the Cook Center seeks to offer policy solutions addressing inequality and its effects. Cook Center researchers compare the human experience of disparity in the U.S. and beyond, with a focus on economic, political, health and cultural disparities. Their research provides an assessment of inequitable access to resources and opportunities around the world.