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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

Breaking Taboos in Fair Machine Learning: An Experimental Study

Nyarko, Julian, Sharad Goel, and Roseanna Sommers. "Breaking Taboos in Fair Machine Learning: An Experimental Study." EAAMO '21: Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization. Association for Computing Machinery, 2021.

Blind Justice: Algorithmically Masking Race in Charging Decisions

Chohlas-Wood, Alex, Joe Nudell, Keniel Yao, Zhiyuan (Jerry) Lin, Julian Nyarko, and Sharad Goel. "Blind Justice: Algorithmically Masking Race in Charging Decisions." Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society. Association for Computing Machinery, July 2021, 35-45.

The accuracy, equity, and jurisprudence of criminal risk assessment

Goel, Sharad, Ravi Shroff, Jennifer Skeem, and Christopher Slobogin. "The accuracy, equity, and jurisprudence of criminal risk assessment." Research handbook on Big Data Law. Ed. Roland Vogl. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021, 9-28.

Americans' Attitudes on Racial or Genetic Inheritance: Which Is More Predictive?

Hochschild, Jennifer L., and Maya Sen. "Americans' Attitudes on Racial or Genetic Inheritance: Which Is More Predictive?" Reconsidering Race: Social Science and Racial Categories in the Age of Genomics. Ed. Kazuko Suzuki and Diego A. von Vacano. Oxford University Press, 2018.

The Long Life of Nancy Fraser’s “Rethinking the Public Sphere”

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Long Life of Nancy Fraser’s “Rethinking the Public Sphere”." Feminism, Capitalism, and Critique. Ed. Banu Bargu and Chiara Bottici. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 101-118.

Women as Political Leaders Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities

Norris, Pippa, and Mona Lena Krook. "Women as Political Leaders Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities." Women and Elected Office. Ed. Sue Thomas and Clive Wilcox. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Bayeseian Inference and Contractualist Justification on Interstate 95

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Bayeseian Inference and Contractualist Justification on Interstate 95." Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics, 2nd Edition. Ed. Andrew I. Cohen and Christopher Heath Wellman. Wiley, 2014, 219-231.

The Equal Rights Amendment

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Equal Rights Amendment." The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Ed. David A. Snow, Donatella Della Porta, Bert Klandermans and Doug McAdam. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party?

Norris, Pippa, and Robert Mattes. "Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party?" Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa. Ed. Michael Bratton. Lynne Reinner, 2013.

Muslim Support for Secular Democracy

Norris, Pippa. "Muslim Support for Secular Democracy." Muslim Secular Democracy: Voices from Within. Ed. Lily Rahim. Palgrave/Macmillan, 2013, 113-140.

The Persistence of Cultural Diversity Despite Cosmopolitanism

Norris, Pippa. "The Persistence of Cultural Diversity Despite Cosmopolitanism." Routledge Handbook of Cosmopolitanism Studies. Ed. Gerard Delanty. Routledge, May 2012, 166-177.

Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India

Beaman, Lori, Alexandra Cirone, Esther Duflo, and Rohini Pande. "Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India." The Impact of Gender Quotas. Ed. Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo. Oxford University Press, 2012.

The Black Cabinet: Economic Civil Rights in the Nixon Administration

Wright Rigueur, Leah. "The Black Cabinet: Economic Civil Rights in the Nixon Administration." Painting Dixie Red: When, Where, Why, and How the South Became Republican. Ed. Glenn Feldman. University Press of Florida, 2011, 240-290.

Political Reservation and Substantive Representation: Evidence From Indian Village Councils

Lori Beaman, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande, and Petia Topalova. "Political Reservation and Substantive Representation: Evidence From Indian Village Councils." India Policy Forum, 2010-11. Ed. Suman Bery, Barry Bosworth, and Arvind Panagariya. Brookings Institution Press and The National Council of Applied Economic Research, 2011.

The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap

Norris, Pippa. "The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap." Women, Gender and Politics: A Reader. Ed. Mona Lena Krook and Sarah Childs. Oxford University Press, February 2010.

Forward: Women National Leaders Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities

Norris, Pippa. "Forward: Women National Leaders Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities." Women, Gender and Politics: A Reader. Ed. Rainbow Murray. ABC-Clio, 2010.

Is America Becoming a More Class-Based Society?

Putnam, Robert D. Is America Becoming a More Class-Based Society? The Future of Political Science: 100 Perspectives. Ed. Gary King, Kay Schlozman, and Norman Nie. Routledge, 2009, 158-159.