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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.

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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

Returning Peer Review to the American Presidential Nomination Process

Kamarck, Elaine. "Returning Peer Review to the American Presidential Nomination Process." New York University Law Review 93.4 (October 2018): 709-727.

Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about how America Nominates its Presidential Candidates

Kamarck, Elaine. Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about how America Nominates its Presidential Candidates, 3. Brookings Institution Press, 2018.

The Affordable Care Act: A User's Guide to Implementation

Burke, Sheila, and Elaine Kamarck. "The Affordable Care Act: A User's Guide to Implementation." Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings, October 2013.

Time to Reform Complex Tax Code

Kamarck, Elaine. "Time to Reform Complex Tax Code." Politico, December 9 , 2012.

Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago?

Kamarck, Elaine. "Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago?" WBUR, September 11, 2012.

Eliminating Barriers to the Adoption of Children from Foster Care

Kamarck, Elaine C., Mary Eschelbach Hansen, Julie Boatright Wilson, and Jeff Katz. "Eliminating Barriers to the Adoption of Children from Foster Care." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-040, September 2012.

How the Medicare Debate Will End

Kamarck, Elaine. "How the Medicare Debate Will End." Daily Beast, Aug 28, 2012.

American Political Futures: In Conversation with Elaine Kamarck and Robert Reich

Kamarck, Elaine, and Robert Reich. "American Political Futures: In Conversation with Elaine Kamarck and Robert Reich." Public Policy Research 19.3 (August-October 2012): 174-180.

Why Romney Will Pick Portman

Kamarck, Elaine. "Why Romney Will Pick Portman." WBUR.org, July 18, 2012.

The 2012 US Election - Through the Prism of the Economy

Kamarck, Elaine. "The 2012 US Election - Through the Prism of the Economy." PublicServiceEurope.com, April 4, 2012.

Romney's Not to Blame for the GOP's Primary Slog

Kamarck, Elaine. "Romney's Not to Blame for the GOP's Primary Slog." Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2012.

Three Fights We Can Win

Kamarck, Elaine. "Three Fights We Can Win." Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Spring 2011.

Gore’s Carbon ‘Tax Shift’ Beats Cap-and-Trade

Kamarck, Elaine. "Gore’s Carbon ‘Tax Shift’ Beats Cap-and-Trade." Roll Call. August 3, 2009.

Primary Politics

Kamarck, Elaine. Primary Politics. Brookings Institution Press, 2009.

Addressing the Risks of Climate Change: The Politics of the Policy Options

Kamarck, Elaine. "Addressing the Risks of Climate Change: The Politics of the Policy Options." The U.S. Climate Task Force, June 2009.

Reinventing Reform

Kamarck, Elaine. "Reinventing Reform." Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Spring 2009.

Look to the Internet to Fight Poverty

Kamarck, Elaine. "Look to the Internet to Fight Poverty." Boston Globe, November 29, 2008.

Increasing Internet Capacity.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Increasing Internet Capacity." Boston Globe, December 26, 2007.

Fixing the Department of Homeland Security.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Fixing the Department of Homeland Security." Progressive Policy Institute Policy Report, November 2007.

How Blair Modernized the U.K.

Kamarck, Elaine. "How Blair Modernized the U.K." Newsday (UK), May 11, 2007.

Security First: A Strategy for Defending America.

Galston, William, and Elaine Kamarck with Sharon Burke. "Security First: A Strategy for Defending America." Third Way National Security Project, May 2007.

When First Responders Are Victims: Rethinking Emergency Response.

Kamarck, Elaine. "When First Responders Are Victims: Rethinking Emergency Response." Harvard Law & Policy Review Online 1.1 (2007).

End of Government... as We Know It: Making Public Policy Work

Kamarck, Elaine. End of Government... as We Know It: Making Public Policy Work. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.

The Democrats' Strategy for the Future.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Democrats' Strategy for the Future." The Future of America's Political Parties. Ed. Andrew E. Busch. Lexington Books, 2007.

Assessing Howard Dean's Fifty State Strategy and the 2006 Midterm Elections.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Assessing Howard Dean's Fifty State Strategy and the 2006 Midterm Elections." The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 4.3 (December 2006).

Now What Do They Do?: Democrats Have Two Years to Show Americans They Mean Business on War, Health and Reform.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Now What Do They Do?: Democrats Have Two Years to Show Americans They Mean Business on War, Health and Reform." Newsday, November 12, 2006.

The Gathering Storm.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Gathering Storm." Democracy 2 (Fall 2006).

Civil Servants and Politicians -- A Not-So-Civil Relationship.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Civil Servants and Politicians -- A Not-So-Civil Relationship." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (July 19, 2006).

Emergency Spending -- The New Entitlement Program.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Emergency Spending -- The New Entitlement Program." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (May 10, 2006).

Dems Try to Overcome 'Katrina Brain.'

Kamarck, Elaine. "Dems Try to Overcome 'Katrina Brain.'" Newsday, April 25, 2006.

An Endless Shelf for Library Books.

Kamarck, Elaine. "An Endless Shelf for Library Books." The Boston Globe, March 17, 2006.

'Fortunate Sons Should Have to Serve.

Kamarck, Elaine. "'Fortunate Sons Should Have to Serve." Newsday, March 13, 2006.

Make FEMA Independent Again.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Make FEMA Independent Again." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (March 1, 2006).

Cut FEMA Loose from Red Tape.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Cut FEMA Loose from Red Tape." Newsday, February 16, 2006.

Put Up Your Dukes, Democrats.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Put Up Your Dukes, Democrats." Newsday, February 8, 2006.

Government Reform and Globalization.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Government Reform and Globalization." Administrative Change and Innovation: A Reader. Ed. Bidyut Chakrabarty and Mohit Bhattacharya. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Clinton Legacy is at Home on LI.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Clinton Legacy is at Home on LI." Newsday, November 10, 2005.

The Politics of Polarization.

Galston, William A., and Elaine C. Kamarck. "The Politics of Polarization." The Third Way Middle Class Project, October 2005.

Centralized Essentials: The Bush Administration Took a Few of the Clinton-Gore Management Lessons to Heart. But It Ignored Far Too Many.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Centralized Essentials: The Bush Administration Took a Few of the Clinton-Gore Management Lessons to Heart. But It Ignored Far Too Many." American Prospect, September 22, 2005.

Best Defense Against Terror is Cop on the Beat.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Best Defense Against Terror is Cop on the Beat." Newsday, July 22, 2005.

Transforming the Intelligence Community: Improving the Collection and Management of Information.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Transforming the Intelligence Community: Improving the Collection and Management of Information." IBM Center for Business and Government, May 2005.

The Internet and Democracy.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Internet and Democracy." Science, Technology and Society: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Sal Restivo. Oxford University Press, 2005.

What's the Lesson Here for the Democrats?

Kamarck, Elaine. "What's the Lesson Here for the Democrats?" Newsday, January 21, 2005.

Government in the Information Age: An International Perspective on Government Efficiency in 21st Century Democracies.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Government in the Information Age: An International Perspective on Government Efficiency in 21st Century Democracies." Changing Times: Leading Perspectives on the Civil Service in the 21st Century. Ed. Bill Emmott. Office of the Civil Service Commissioners, London, 2005.

Where's the Party?

DiCara, Lawrence S., Elaine Kamarck, Thomas E. Mann, Harold Meyerson, and Rick Perlstein. "Where's the Party?" Boston Globe, November 7, 2004.

The Democratic Party Can Be Reborn.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Democratic Party Can Be Reborn." Newsday, November 5, 2004.

'04 Fiasco Would Spell Crisis.

Kamarck, Elaine. "'04 Fiasco Would Spell Crisis." Newsday, October 29, 2004.

Bush 'Ownership' Plan has Problems.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Bush 'Ownership' Plan has Problems." Newsday, September 1, 2004.

The Democratic Idol Is on His Way.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Democratic Idol Is on His Way." Newsday, July 26, 2004.

'Day After Tomorrow' Isn't it Enough? What Will it Take to Spur Environmentalism?

Kamarck, Elaine. "'Day After Tomorrow' Isn't it Enough? What Will it Take to Spur Environmentalism?" Newsday, June 4, 2004.