Harvard Law School students have the opportunity to learn about law and political economy: the study of how law structures power in market societies, and how economy and polity structure each other. Courses cover diverse areas, from property, criminal law, and constitutional law and history to racial capitalism, labor, and the legal architecture of money. Some courses explore specific strategic interventions like the Green New Deal, universal basic income, or ending mass incarceration.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Yochai Benkler
Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies
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Christine A. Desan
Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law
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Ryan D. Doerfler
Professor of Law
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Noah R. Feldman
Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor
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Janet E. Halley
Eli Goldston Professor of Law
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Kenneth W. Mack
Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law
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Ruth L. Okediji
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law
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Mariana Pargendler
Beneficial Professor of Law
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Benjamin I. Sachs
Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry
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Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
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Laura Weinrib
Fred N. Fishman Professor of Constitutional Law
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Lucie E. White
Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law
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Mark Wu
Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Anne Orford
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
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Michael J. Sandel
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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Alicia E. Yamin
Lecturer on Law
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Constitutional Law | Fall 2026 Course | Noah Feldman |
| American Democracy | Spring 2027 Course | John Stauffer, Roberto Mangabeira Unger |
| American Legal Theory | Spring 2027 Course | William Fisher |
| Beyond Economic Growth Workshop: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2027 Course | Lucie White |
| Building Power Lines: Why the US Is Lagging Behind and Can We Fix It? | Fall 2026 Reading Group | Ari Peskoe |
| Climate Change and the Politics of International Law | Spring 2027 Course | Anne Orford |
| Codifying Trusts and Estates Law | Fall 2026 Reading Group | Robert Sitkoff |
| Comparative Corporate Governance | Fall 2026 Course | Mariana Pargendler |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2027 Course | William Alford |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2026 Course | Noah Feldman |