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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

News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-040, May 2017.

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-052, December 2016.

News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-051, September 2016.

News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-050, July 2016.

Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle

Patterson, Thomas E. "Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-023, June 2016.

Just Another Forum?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Just Another Forum?" Harvard International Review 30.2 (Summer 2008): 6-7.

Voter Competence.

Patterson, Thomas E. "Voter Competence." Electoral Challenge: Theory Meets Practice. Ed. Stephen C. Craig. Congressional Quarterly Press, 2006, 39-57.

Of Polls, Mountains: U.S. Journalists and Their Use of Election Surveys.

Patterson, Thomas E. "Of Polls, Mountains: U.S. Journalists and Their Use of Election Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly 69.5 (2005): 716-724.

Networks Owe Public More Convention Time.

Patterson, Thomas E. "Networks Owe Public More Convention Time." Newsday, August 30, 2004.

Where Did All the Voters Go?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Where Did All the Voters Go?" Phi Kappa Phi Forum 84.1 (Winter 2004): 11-15.

Where Have All the Voters Gone?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Where Have All the Voters Gone?" Christian Science Monitor, November 4, 2002.

Disappearing Act: The Downturn in Voting Continues, Despite a Patriotic Fever After 9/11.

Patterson, Thomas E. "Disappearing Act: The Downturn in Voting Continues, Despite a Patriotic Fever After 9/11." Boston Globe, August 25, 2002.

The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

Patterson, Thomas E. The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty, Hardcover Edition. Knopf, 2002.

The Vanishing Voter.

Patterson, Thomas E. "The Vanishing Voter." National Civic Review 91.4 (Winter 2002): 367-378.