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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

How Democracy Can Win: The Right Way to Counter Autocracy

Power, Samantha. "How Democracy Can Win: The Right Way to Counter Autocracy." Foreign Affairs 102.2 (March/April 2023): 22-37.

The Can-Do Power: America’s Advantage and Biden’s Chance

Power, Samantha. "The Can-Do Power: America’s Advantage and Biden’s Chance." Foreign Affairs. January/February 2021, 10-24.

La ventaja de Estados Unidos y la oportunidad de Biden: el poder de la capacidad de hacer

Power, Samantha. "La ventaja de Estados Unidos y la oportunidad de Biden: el poder de la capacidad de hacer." Foreign affairs: Latinoamérica 21.1 (January 2021): 2-15.

How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever

Power, Samantha. "How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever." TIME. April 14, 2020.

This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone

Power, Samantha. "This Won't End for Anyone Until it Ends for Everyone." New York Times, April 7, 2020.

The Education of an Idealist

Power, Samantha. The Education of an Idealist. HarperCollins, 2019.

The Trump Administration Is Making a Mockery of the Supreme Court

Power, Samantha, and Betsy Fisher. "The Trump Administration Is Making a Mockery of the Supreme Court." New York Times. January 27, 2019.

How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department

Power, Samantha. "How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department." New York Times. March 18, 2018.

Beyond Elections: Foreign Interference with American Democracy

Power, Samantha. "Beyond Elections: Foreign Interference with American Democracy." Can it Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America. Ed. Sunstein, Cass R.. HarperCollins, 2018, 81-96.

Why Foreign Propaganda Is More Dangerous Now

Power, Samantha. "Why Foreign Propaganda Is More Dangerous Now." New York Times. September 19, 2017.

My Friend, the Russian Ambassador

Power, Samantha. "My Friend, the Russian Ambassador." New York Times. February 25, 2017.

Still Life

Power, Samantha. "Still Life." Rwanda: After. Ed. Michal Ronnen Safdie. Carr Foundation, 2004.