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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

When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day

Fung, Archon, David Moss, and Odd Arne Westad, eds. When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day. Oxford University Press, 2024.

Empowering Affected Interests: Democratic Inclusion in A Globalized World

Fung, Archon, and Sean Gray, eds. Empowering Affected Interests: Democratic Inclusion in A Globalized World. Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Democracy in Hard Places

Mainwaring, Scott, and Tarek Masoud, eds. Democracy in Hard Places. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Alan Brinkley: A Life in History

Greenberg, David, Moshik Temkin, and Mason B. Williams, eds. Alan Brinkley: A Life in History. Columbia University Press, 2019.

Alan Brinkley: A Life in History

Greenberg, David, Moshik Temkin, and Mason B. Williams, eds. Alan Brinkley: A Life in History. Columbia University Press, 2019.

The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy

Bachtiger, Andre, John S. Dryzek, Jane Mansbridge, and Mark E. Warren, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Life After Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide

Mainwaring, Scott, and James Loxton, eds. Life After Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Election Watchdogs: Transparency, Accountability and Integrity

Norris, Pippa, and Alessandro Nai, eds. Election Watchdogs: Transparency, Accountability and Integrity. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective

Norris, Pippa, and Andrea Abel van Es, eds. Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Advancing Electoral Integrity

Norris, Pippa, Richard W. Frank, and Ferran Martinez i Coma, eds. Advancing Electoral Integrity. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in a Changing World, 4th Edition

LeDuc, Lawrence, Richard G Niemi, and Pippa Norris, eds. Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in a Changing World, 4th Edition. Sage, 2014.

Deliberative Systems: Deliberative Democracy at the Large Scale

Parkinson, John, and Jane Mansbridge, eds. Deliberative Systems: Deliberative Democracy at the Large Scale. Cambridge University Press, 2012.