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Library & Research Services supports the research, data, and curricular needs of the HKS community. We engage with our community to create and share knowledge, and connect the world with the School’s scholarship and insight.

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Libraries & Democracy

The Libraries & Democracy Initiative aims to prepare the next generation of public leaders to take on urgent issues in collaboration with the most ubiquitous democratic infrastructure available: our public libraries.

Through training and engaged scholarship, students and practitioners will prepare to leverage and appropriately resource the libraries in their communities to strengthen civic life, build bridges across difference, and foster in community members the tools to navigate a complex information ecosystem.

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Soroush Saghafian standing in front of a microchip-like background next to the words, Solving the Unsolvable.

Video: Insight-Driven Problem Solving

We live in an immensely complex world, where “wicked problems” are interconnected and resistant to simple solutions. Soroush Saghafian introduces a powerful framework for tackling complexity: analytics science.

Dozens of buttons from the HKS Political Buttons Collection on a black background.

Political Buttons Collection

The Political Buttons at HKS Collection features over 7,500 buttons representing US political history from the late 1800s through today.

HKS faculty member Erica Chenoweth teaching in front of a classroom with students.

Faculty Publications

HKS faculty share their research in publications that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation.

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