* Cold War America
* Psychology and society
* Research funding
* Science and values
* Social science and society
* Vegetarianism
* Veganism

Professor Solovey's research examines the development of the social, psychological, and behavioural sciences in various contexts, i.e., intellectual, biographical, disciplinary, political, and institutional. Most of his work concentrates on the period since World War Two, especially the Cold War era. Solovey is particularly interested in the following issues: scientific boundary work for the social, psychological, and behavioural sciences; controversy over their intellectual foundations, normative implications, and scientific identities; the evolution and impact of private and public patronage for research in these fields; debates about their social relevance and public policy use.