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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.

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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

Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy

Risse, Mathias. "Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy." Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 7/28/2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 26, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 22, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 2/19/2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 10, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 4, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 21, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 18, 2020.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 6, 2020.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 4, 2020.

Contentious Politics in the Trump Era

Crabtree, Charles, Christian Davenport, Erica Chenoweth, Dana M. Moss, Jennifer Earl, Emily Hencken Ritter, and Christopher Sullivan. "Contentious Politics in the Trump Era." PS: Political Science & Politics 51.1 (January 2018): 17-25.

How Uncertainty about Judicial
Nominees Can Distort the
Confirmation Process

Sen, Maya, and William Spaniel. "How Uncertainty about Judicial Nominees Can Distort the Confirmation Process." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-050, August 2015.