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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

Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective

Norris, Pippa, Andrea Abel Van Es, and Lisa Fennis. "Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective." Electoral Integrity Project, July 2015.

Gender Equality in Elected Office in Asia Pacific: Six Actions to Expand Women’s
Empowerment

Norris, Pippa. "Gender Equality in Elected Office in Asia Pacific: Six Actions to Expand Women’s Empowerment." UNDP Asia-Pacific, September 2012.

Are Rising Levels of Existential Security Conducive to Secularization?

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Are Rising Levels of Existential Security Conducive to Secularization?" Conference Paper for Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 22-25, 2010.

Democratic Indicators and Audits

Norris, Pippa. "Democratic Indicators and Audits." Paper presented at conference organized by the presidential task force of the American Political Science Association, Berekley, October 29-30, 2009.

Post-democracy

Norris, Pippa. "Post-democracy." Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, Potsdam, September 12-13, 2009.

Is National Diversity Under Threat?

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Is National Diversity Under Threat?" Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, September 3-6, 2009.

Public Disaffection and Electoral Reform: Pressure from Below

Norris, Pippa. "Public Disaffection and Electoral Reform: Pressure from Below." Paper presented at the European Consortium of Political Research, Lisbon, April 14-19, 2009.

Reasoning Voters, Rational Publics

Norris, Pippa. "Reasoning Voters, Rational Publics." Paper for the Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, Vancouver, June 4-6, 2008.

Elections and Power-sharing.

Norris, Pippa. "Elections and Power-sharing." Paper for the conference on Democratization by Elections, at University of Florida, Gainesville, 2007.

Cracking the Marble Ceiling: Cultural Barriers Facing Women Leaders.

Norris, Pippa. "Cracking the Marble Ceiling: Cultural Barriers Facing Women Leaders." Conference on Women and News: Expanding the News Audience, Increasing Political Participation, and Informing Citizens, Shorenstein Center, November 2007.

Making Democracy Deliver.

Norris, Pippa. "Making Democracy Deliver." Keynote address at the conference on Democracy, Politics and Development, Wilton Park, October 2007.

Promoting Democracy.

Norris, Pippa. "Promoting Democracy." Women and Politics Caucus, American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, August 2007.

Christian Conservatism in Global Perspective: U.S. Exceptionalism (again)?

Norris, Pippa. "Christian Conservatism in Global Perspective: U.S. Exceptionalism (again)?" Paper for the Russell Sage Conference, New York, April 2007.

Do Power-Sharing Elections Work?

Norris, Pippa. "Do Power-Sharing Elections Work?" Paper for International Conference on Africa's Democratization and Electoral Processes, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2007.

Democracy and Development.

Norris, Pippa. "Democracy and Development." Ministerial Conference for the Community of Democracies, Bamako, Mali, March 2007.

Every Vote Counts: Elections and Turnout.

Norris, Pippa. "Every Vote Counts: Elections and Turnout." Paper for Global Electoral Organization Conference, Washington DC, March 2007.

Party Development in Conflict-Prone Societies.

Norris, Pippa. "Party Development in Conflict-Prone Societies." Clingdael Institute, The Hague, October 25-27, 2006.

Getting the Message Out: A Two-Step Model of the Role of the Internet in Campaign Communication Flows During the 2005 British General Election.

Norris, Pippa. "Getting the Message Out: A Two-Step Model of the Role of the Internet in Campaign Communication Flows During the 2005 British General Election." American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, August 31, 2006.

Did the Media Matter? Priming, Persuasion and Mobilizing Effects in the 2005 British General Election.

Norris, Pippa. "Did the Media Matter? Priming, Persuasion and Mobilizing Effects in the 2005 British General Election." Elections, Parties and Public Opinion Group of the PSA (EPOP) University of Essex, September 2005.

Radical right: Voters and Parties in the Electoral Marketplace.

Norris, Pippa. "Radical right: Voters and Parties in the Electoral Marketplace." European Consortium of Political Research Annual Conference, September 2005.

Rearranging the Deckchairs on the Titanic? Evaluating the Initiatives for Voter Mobilization and Electoral Reform Introduced by the UK Electoral Commission.

Norris, Pippa. "Rearranging the Deckchairs on the Titanic? Evaluating the Initiatives for Voter Mobilization and Electoral Reform Introduced by the UK Electoral Commission." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 2005.

Ethnic Pluralism and Consensus Democracy Revisited

Norris, Pippa. "Ethnic Pluralism and Consensus Democracy Revisited." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 2005.

The Impact of Electoral Reform on the Representation of Women and Ethnic Minorities.

Norris, Pippa. "The Impact of Electoral Reform on the Representation of Women and Ethnic Minorities." Conference on Electoral Reform in the Netherlands, Amsterdam, September 2005.

Does Consensus Democracy Generate Political Stability in Plural Societies?

Norris, Pippa. "Does Consensus Democracy Generate Political Stability in Plural Societies?" Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2005.

Women in Parliament: A Review of the Current Situation.

Norris, Pippa. "Women in Parliament: A Review of the Current Situation." United Nations 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 2005.

Development in Party Communications.

Norris, Pippa. "Development in Party Communications." NDI Handbook: The Present and Future Role of Political Parties in Democratic Institutions, 2005.