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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations

Chenoweth, Erica, and Zoe Marks. "Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-017, October 2022.

The Imperative of Sustaining (Rather than Destroying) Frontline Empathic Solidarity for Distress Migrants Fortress (North) America

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Imperative of Sustaining (Rather than Destroying) Frontline Empathic Solidarity for Distress Migrants Fortress (North) America." Boston University International Law Journal 40.1 (Spring 2022): 49-78.

The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?

Masoud, Tarek. "The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?" Journal of Democracy 32.1 (January 2021): 139-154.

Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States

Danielle F. Jung and Dara Kay Cohen. Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Is Trump Risking the Bedrock Principle of the U.S.-India Partnership?

Burns, Nicholas, and Aditi Kumar. "Is Trump Risking the Bedrock Principle of the U.S.-India Partnership?" Boston Globe, March 20, 2020.

Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation

Donger, Elizabeth, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation." Anti-Trafficking Review 10 (April 2018).

Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy

Juma, Calestous. "Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-011, February 2018.

Timing and Sequencing in International Politics: Latin America’s Contributions to Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Timing and Sequencing in International Politics: Latin America’s Contributions to Human Rights." International Politics and Institutions in Time. Ed. Orfeo Fioretos. Oxford University Press, 2017, 231-250.

Response to David L. Richards

Clark, Ann Marie, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Response to David L. Richards." Human Rights Quarterly 38.2 (May 2016): 493-496.

Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights." Sur International Journal on Human Rights, English ed. 12.22 (December 2015): 207-219.

The Great Divergence: The Death Penalty in the United States and the Failure of Abolition in Transatlantic Perspective

Temkin, Moshik. "The Great Divergence: The Death Penalty in the United States and the Failure of Abolition in Transatlantic Perspective." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-037, July 2015.

Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era

Temkin, Moshik. "Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era." Decolonization and the Cold War: Negotiating Independence. Ed. Leslie James, and Elisabeth Leake. Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad

Temkin, Moshik. "Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad." Nation. October 9, 2014.

Latin American Countries as Norm Protagonists of the Idea of International Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Latin American Countries as Norm Protagonists of the Idea of International Human Rights." Global Governance 20.3 (July-September 2014): 389-404.

Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America

Michel, Verónica, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America." Law & Society Review 47.4 (December 2013): 873-907.

A Modern Founding Father

Burns, Nicholas. "A Modern Founding Father." Boston Globe, August 28, 2013.

The Real Plight of the Orphan-Hostages

Kayyem, Juliette. "The Real Plight of the Orphan-Hostages." Boston Globe, January 7, 2013.

Turkey's Miscarriage of Justice

Rodrik, Dani. "Turkey's Miscarriage of Justice." Washington Post, September 21, 2012.

Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit

Burns, Nicholas. "Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit." Boston Globe, May 24, 2012.

A Crackdown Avoided

Kayyem, Juliette. "A Crackdown Avoided." Boston Globe, May 14, 2012.

The Military’s Persistent Gender Divide

Kayyem, Juliette. "The Military’s Persistent Gender Divide." Boston Globe, April 23, 2012.

Buying Sex? It Will Cost You

David, Ed, and Swanee Hunt. "Buying Sex? It Will Cost You." Boston Globe, February 21, 2012.

Ergenekon and Sledgehammer: Building or Undermining the Rule of Law?

Rodrik, Dani. "Ergenekon and Sledgehammer: Building or Undermining the Rule of Law?" Turkish Policy Quarterly. May, 11, 2011.

Democracy in Turkey

Rodrik, Dani. "Democracy in Turkey." The National Interest Online, February 11, 2011.

From Kafka to Wilberforce: Is the U.S. Government’s Approach To Child Migrants Improving?

Bhabha, Jacqueline, and Susan Schmidt. "From Kafka to Wilberforce: Is the U.S. Government’s Approach To Child Migrants Improving?" Les Mineurs Isoles En Europe Et En Amerique Du Nord Trajectoires Migratoires Et Accompagenement Social. Ed. Claudio Bolzman, Emmanuel Jovelin, and Catherine Montgomery. L’Harmattan, 2011.