New book by UC Irvine sociology professor Nina Bandelj explores what happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor


Tony Smith, political science, New Books in Political Science, Jan. 11, 2026 (Podcast)


Stephen Schueller, psychological science and CPIP affiliate, JAMA, Jan. 9, 2026 


Erin Lockwood, political science, explains in this piece for Project Syndicate