Summer 2010

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Human Rights Thinking About How to Stop Genocide Faculty Researcher: Sarah Sewall New research aims to help military planners think through how military force can be used to stop mass atrocities. More »

DemocracyCivic Engagement After 9/11 Faculty Researcher: Robert Putnam Fifteen years after the seminal work, Bowling Alone, detailed how people were no longer connecting with their communities, a new study looks at how 9/11 has changed social engagement. More » Across the School Research Briefs A sample of recent research from HKS faculty, including Richard Zeckhauser on genetics, card players, and economic risk taking, and Ricardo Hausmann on education and the marriage market in Latin America. More »

Middle East Enhancing Security Through a Two-State Solution Faculty Researcher: Stephen Walt If the two-state solution — an independent Palestine existing adjacent to Israel — becomes a reality, Israel stands to benefit from improved security and potentially from improved Middle East relations. More » Development In Development Leadership Leads the Way Faculty Researcher: Matt Andrews Why do so many development projects produce such dismal results? Researchers zero in on the role of leadership in closing the gap between intentions and concrete change. More »

Political Science Participatory Democracy as Regular PracticeFaculty Researcher: Archon Fung When discourse in a community is organized and routine, deliberations become “embedded” in the machinery of local government, going beyond addressing the particular issue being debated and strengthening democratic self-governance. More » Education Barriers to College for Low-income Students Faculty Researcher: Joshua Goodman Low-income students in Massachusetts are 17 percent less likely to plan to attend college than higher-income students. That figure drops to 8 percent when skill level and school district are similar. More »