Elaine Kamarck

Lecturer in Public Policy
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Office Address
Littauer-339A
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 36
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9002
Fax: 617-496-8963
Email: elaine_kamarck@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Karen Armstrong (617-496-7388)
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Profile

Elaine C. Kamarck is a Lecturer in Public Policy who came to the Kennedy School in 1997 after a career in politics and government. In the 1980s, she was one of the founders of the New Democrat movement that helped elect Bill Clinton president. She served in the White House from 1993 to 1997, where she created and managed the Clinton Administration's National Performance Review, also known as reinventing government. At the Kennedy School she served as Director of Visions of Governance for the Twenty-First Century and as Faculty Advisor to the Innovations in American Government Awards Program. In 2000, she took a leave of absence to work as Senior Policy Advisor to the Gore campaign. She conducts research on 21st century government, the role of the Internet in political campaigns, homeland defense, intelligence reorganization, and governmental reform and innovation. Kamarck received her PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. Kamarck is the author of "The End of Government As We Know It: Policy Implementation in the 21st Century" published by Lynne Rienner Publishing, Fall, 2006.

Courses

Not Offered

  • PAL-229 Driving Forces in American Politics
  • STM-334M Innovation and Reform in 21st Century Democracies

Fall

  • PAL-110 Political Institutions and Public Policy

Spring

  • PAL-222 Presidential Elections
  • STM-335M Public Management Reform and Innovation: A Comparative Survey

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "When First Responders Are Victims: Rethinking Emergency Response." Harvard Law & Policy Review Online 1.1 (2007).
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Assessing Howard Dean's Fifty State Strategy and the 2006 Midterm Elections." The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 4.3 (December 2006).
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "The Gathering Storm." Democracy 2 (Fall 2006).
  • Book Chapters
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Applying 21st-Century Government to the Challenge of Homeland Defense.” Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships. Ed. John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burline. Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, 103-146.
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "The Democrats' Strategy for the Future." The Future of America's Political Parties. Ed. Andrew E. Busch. Lexington Books, 2007.
  • Books
    • Kamarck, Elaine. End of Government... as We Know It: Making Public Policy Work. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Civil Servants and Politicians -- A Not-So-Civil Relationship." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (July 19, 2006).
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Emergency Spending -- The New Entitlement Program." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (May 10, 2006).
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Make FEMA Independent Again." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (March 1, 2006).
  • Op-Eds
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Increasing Internet Capacity." Boston Globe, December 26, 2007.
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "How Blair Modernized the U.K." Newsday (UK), May 11, 2007.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Kamarck, Elaine. "Fixing the Department of Homeland Security." Progressive Policy Institute Policy Report, November 2007.
    • Galston, William, and Elaine Kamarck with Sharon Burke. "Security First: A Strategy for Defending America." Third Way National Security Project, May 2007.