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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

Bowling Alone: Thinking About Social Change in America

Putnam, Robert D. "Bowling Alone: Thinking About Social Change in America." The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector. Ed. J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke. Routledge, May 2021.

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.

The Social Context of Well-Being.

Helliwell, John, and Robert D. Putnam. "The Social Context of Well-Being." The Science of Well-Being. Ed. Felicia Huppert, Nick Baylis, and Barry Keverne. Oxford University Press, 2006.

“The Prosperous Community: Social Capital and Public Life.

Putnam, Robert D. “The Prosperous Community: Social Capital and Public Life." Foundations of Social Capital. Ed. Elinor Ostrom and T.K. Ahn. Edward Elgar, 2003.

“Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America.

Putnam, Robert D. “Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America." Foundations of Social Capital. Ed. Elinor Ostrom and T.K. Ahn. Edward Elgar, 2003.

Community-Based Social Capital and Educational Performance.

Putnam, Robert D. "Community-Based Social Capital and Educational Performance." Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society. Ed. Diane Ravitch and Joseph Viteritti. Yale University Press, 2001.