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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

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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

To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)

Turiel, Jesse, Edward Cunningham, and Anthony Saich. "To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)." China Quarterly 240 (December 2019): 906-935.

To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)

Turiel, Jesse, Edward Cunningham, and Anthony Saich. "To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)." The China Quarterly (April 2019): 1-30.

Controlling Political Communication and Civil Society under Xi Jinping

Saich, Anthony. "Controlling Political Communication and Civil Society under Xi Jinping." Merics Papers on China No. 1 (June 2016): 22-25.

The Quality of Governance in China

Saich, Anthony. "The Quality of Governance in China." China Governance Review (2013): 1-27.

Comment on Yu Jianxing's Essay of China's Public Service System: History, Social Policies and Institutions

Saich, Anthony. "Comment on Yu Jianxing's Essay of "China's Public Service System: History, Social Policies and Institutions." China's Political Development: From the View of American and Chinese Scholars (2013): 244-51.

Asian Flus in Ethnographic and Political Context: A Biosocial Approach.

Kleinman, Arthur M., Barry R. Bloom, Anthony Saich, Katherine A. Mason, and Felicity Aulino. "Asian Flus in Ethnographic and Political Context: A Biosocial Approach." Anthropology & Medicine 15.1 (April 2008): 1-5.

Avian and Pandemic Influenza: A Biosocial Approach.

Kleinman, Arthur M., Barry R. Bloom, Anthony Saich, Katherine A. Mason, and Felicity Aulino. "Avian and Pandemic Influenza: A Biosocial Approach." Journal of Infectious Diseases 197 (February 15, 2008): S1-S3.

Citizens' Perceptions of Governance in Rural and Urban China.

Saich, Anthony. "Citizens' Perceptions of Governance in Rural and Urban China." Journal of Chinese Political Science 12.1 (Spring 2007): 1-28.

China in 2006: Focus on Social Development.

Saich, Anthony. "China in 2006: Focus on Social Development." Asian Survey 47.1 (February 2007): 32-43.

China in 2005: Hu's in Charge.

Saich, Anthony. "China in 2005: Hu's in Charge." Asian Survey 46.1 (February 2006): 37-46.

Township Elections in China: Extending Democracy or Institutional Innovation.

Saich, Anthony, and Xuedong Yang. "Township Elections in China: Extending Democracy or Institutional Innovation." China Report 39.4 (Fall 2003): 477-497.

Innovation in China's Local Governance: 'Open Recommendation and Selection.'

Saich, Anthony, and Xuedong Yang. "Innovation in China's Local Governance: 'Open Recommendation and Selection.'" Pacific Affairs 76.2 (Summer 2003): 185-208.

China’s New Leadership: The Challenges to the Politics of Muddling Through.

Saich, Anthony. "China’s New Leadership: The Challenges to the Politics of Muddling Through." Current History (September 2002): 250-256.

China’s WTO Gamble.

Saich, Anthony. "China’s WTO Gamble." Harvard Asia Pacific Review (Spring 2002): 10-15.