Archon Fung

Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship
Academic Dean
Academic Dean's Office
Office Address
Littauer-320
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 20
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9846
Fax: 617-496-0811
Email: Archon_Fung@harvard.edu
Assistant
Michael Blackmore (617-496-1074)
Archon Fung

Profile

Archon Fung is Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship. His research examines the impacts of civic participation, public deliberation, and transparency upon public and private governance. His Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy examines two participatory-democratic reform efforts in low-income Chicago neighborhoods. Current projects also examine initiatives in ecosystem management, toxics reduction, endangered species protection, local governance, and international labor standards. His recent books and edited collections include Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance; Can We Eliminate Sweatshops?; Working Capital: The Power of Labors Pensions; and Beyond Backyard Environmentalism. His articles on regulation, rights, and participation appear in Political Theory; Journal of Political Philosophy; Politics and Society; Governance; Environmental Management; American Behavioral Scientist; and Boston Review. Fung received two SBs and a PhD from MIT.

Courses

Fall

  • DPI-562 Public Problems: Advice, Strategy and Analysis

Year

  • DPI-563Y Integrated Law/Policy Research and Writing

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the HKS Faculty Research Connection.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journal/Scholarly Articles
    • Stephen Kosack,and Archon Fung. "Does Transparency Improve Governance?" Annual Review of Political Science 17 (May 2014): 65-87.
  • Reviews
    • Fung, Archon. "Can Democracy Be Saved?: Participation, Deliberation and Social Movements." Review of Can Democracy Be Saved?: Participation, Deliberation and Social Movements, by Donatella della Porta. Contemporary Sociology, 44.1, January 2015: 50-52.
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