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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

Human Rights as Membership Rights in World Society

Risse, Mathias. "Human Rights as Membership Rights in World Society." Human Rights, Democracy, and Legitimacy in a World of Disorder. Ed. Silja Voeneky and Gerald Neuman. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Thinking about the World: Philosophy and Sociology

Risse, Mathias, and John W. Meyer. "Thinking about the World: Philosophy and Sociology." Capitalism Beyond Mutuality? Perspectives Integrating Philosophy and Social Science. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Global Justice

Risse, Mathias. "Global Justice." Oxford Handbook of Political Philosophy. Ed. David Estlund. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Justice, Accountability, and the WTO

Risse, Mathias. "Justice, Accountability, and the WTO." Leadership and Global Justice. Ed. Douglas Hicks and Thad Williamson. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Is there a Human Right to Essential Pharmaceuticals? The Global Common, the Intellectual Common, and the Possibility of Private Intellectual Property

Risse, Mathias. "Is there a Human Right to Essential Pharmaceuticals? The Global Common, the Intellectual Common, and the Possibility of Private Intellectual Property." Global Justice and Bioethics. Ed. Ezekiel Emanuel and Joseph Millum. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration

Risse, Mathias. "Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration." The Harvard Sampler: Liberal Education for the Twenty-First Century. Ed. Jennifer M. Shephard, Stephen M. Kosslyn, and Evelynn M. Hammonds. Harvard University Press, 2011, 212-242.

The Eternal Recurrence: A Freudian Look at What Nietzsche Took to be His Greatest Insight

Risse, Mathias. The Eternal Recurrence: A Freudian Look at What Nietzsche Took to be His Greatest Insight. Nietzsche on Freedom and Autonomy. Ed. Ken Gemes and Simon May. Oxford University Press, 2009, 223-247.

Preference Aggregation after Harsanyi

Hild, Matthias, Richard Jeffrey, and Mathias Risse. "Preference Aggregation after Harsanyi." Justice, Political Liberalism and Utilitarianism: Themes from Harsanyi and Rawls. Ed. Marc Fleurbaey, Maurice Salles and John A. Weymark. Cambridge University Press, 2008, 198-221.

Migration, Territoriality, and Culture.

Risse, Mathias, and Michael Blake. "Migration, Territoriality, and Culture." New Waves in Applied Ethics. Ed. Jesper Ryberg , Thomas S. Petersen, and Clark Wolf. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 153-182.

Nietzsche on Selfishness, Justice, and the Duties of Higher Men.

Risse, Mathias. "Nietzsche on Selfishness, Justice, and the Duties of Higher Men." Morality and Self-Interest. Ed. Paul Bloomfield. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Nietzschean 'Animal Psychology' versus Kantian Ethics.

Risse, Mathias. "Nietzschean 'Animal Psychology' versus Kantian Ethics." Nietzsche and Morality. Ed. Brian Leiter and Neil Sinhababu. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Richard C. Jeffrey.

Risse, Mathias. "Richard C. Jeffrey." The Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers. Ed. John R. Shook. Thoemmes Continuum, 2005.

What We Owe to the Global Poor.

Risse, Mathias. "What We Owe to the Global Poor." Current Debates in Global Justice. Ed. Gillian Brock and Darrel Moellendorff. Springer, 2005, 81-117.

Warum Kantianer Nietzsches Moralkritik Sehr Ernst Nehmen Sollten.

Risse, Mathias. "Warum Kantianer Nietzsches Moralkritik Sehr Ernst Nehmen Sollten." Kant und Nietzsche. Ed. Beatrix Himmelmann. de Gruyter, 2005.