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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

Ten Years After: From UN Guiding Principles To Multi-Fiduciary Obligations

Ruggie, John Gerard, Caroline Rees, and Rachel Davis. "Ten Years After: From UN Guiding Principles To Multi-Fiduciary Obligations." Business and Human Rights Journal (May 2021): 1-19.

Making 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Work: Contributions from Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard, Caroline Rees, and Rachel Davis. "Making 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Work: Contributions from Business and Human Rights." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-034, November 2020.

The Social Construction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "The Social Construction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights." Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business. Ed. Surya Deva and David Birchall. Edward Elgar, July 2020.

Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing." Sustainable Investing: A Path to a New Horizon. Ed. Andreas Rasche, Herman Bril, and Georg Kell. Routledge, 2020.

Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-034, November 2019.

Global Governance and “New Governance Theory”: Lessons from Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Global Governance and “New Governance Theory”: Lessons from Business and Human Rights." Global Governance 20.1 (January-March 2014): 5-17.

Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

Aung San Suu Kyi Signals Change in Burma, but Investors Should Proceed with Caution

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Aung San Suu Kyi Signals Change in Burma, but Investors Should Proceed with Caution." Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2012.

Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights." International Human Rights Law: Six Decades After the UDHR. Ed. Mashood Baderin and Manisuli Ssenyonjo. Ashgate, 2010.

Business and Human Rights: Towards Operationalizing the
'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Business and Human Rights: Towards Operationalizing the 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework." United Nations Human Rights Council, Eleventh Session, New York, April 22, 2009.

Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights." Report presented at the American Society of International Law, Proceedings, 103rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 25-28, 2009.