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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
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

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Understanding Human Security

Inglehart, Ronald F., and Pippa Norris. "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Understanding Human Security." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-039, October 2011.

Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion Worldwide.

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion Worldwide., 2nd. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Making Democratic-Governance Work: The Consequences for Prosperity

Norris, Pippa. "Making Democratic-Governance Work: The Consequences for Prosperity." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-035, September 2011.

Political Activism

Norris, Pippa. "Political Activism." Developments in European Politics 2. Ed. Paul Heywood, Erik Jones, Martin Rhodes, and Ulrich Sedelmeier. Palgrave, July 2011, 100-119.

Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model

Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model." West European Politics 34.3 (May 2011): 531-550.

Does Democratic Satisfaction Reflect Regime Performance?

Norris, Pippa. "Does Democratic Satisfaction Reflect Regime Performance?" How Democracy Works: Political Representation and Policy Congruence in Modern Societies. Ed. Martin Rosema, Bas Denters, and Kees Arts. Amsterdam University Press, 2011.

Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited

Norris, Pippa. Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Measuring Governance

Norris, Pippa. "Measuring Governance." The Sage Handbook of Governance. Ed. Mark Bevir. Sage, January 2011.

Political Communication

Norris, Pippa. "Political Communication." Comparative Politics: Second Edition. Ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Uneven Secularization in the United States and Western Europe

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Uneven Secularization in the United States and Western Europe." Secularization. Ed. Bryan S. Turner. Sage, 2010.

Advances in Comparative Gender Politics

Norris, Pippa. "Advances in Comparative Gender Politics." Conference Paper for Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November 12, 2010.

Critical Citizens Revisited: The Impact of Economic Hard Times on Confidence in Government

Norris, Pippa. "Critical Citizens Revisited: The Impact of Economic Hard Times on Confidence in Government." Conference Paper for American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2-5, 2010.

Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform:

A Policy Cycle Model

Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-022, June 2010.

Are Rising Levels of Existential Security Conducive to Secularization?

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Are Rising Levels of Existential Security Conducive to Secularization?" Conference Paper for Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 22-25, 2010.

How Should We Assess the Internet's Impact on Contemporary Democracy

Norris, Pippa. "How Should We Assess the Internet's Impact on Contemporary Democracy." Conference Paper for Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 22-25, 2010.

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.

Public Sentinel: News Media and the Governance Agenda

Norris, Pippa, ed. Public Sentinel: News Media and the Governance Agenda. World Bank, 2010.

Comparing Democracies 3: Elections and Voting in the 21st Century

Leduc, Lawrence, Richard Niemi, and Pippa Norris, eds. Comparing Democracies 3: Elections and Voting in the 21st Century. Sage, 2010.

Confidence in the United Nations: Cosmopolitan and Nationalistic Attitudes

Norris, Pippa. "Confidence in the United Nations: Cosmopolitan and Nationalistic Attitudes." The International System, Democracy and Values. Ed. Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson. Uppsala University Press, December 2009.

Petroleum Patriarchy? A Response to Ross

Norris, Pippa. "Petroleum Patriarchy? A Response to Ross." Politics and Gender 5.4 (November 2009): 553-560.

Democratic Indicators and Audits

Norris, Pippa. "Democratic Indicators and Audits." Paper presented at conference organized by the presidential task force of the American Political Science Association, Berekley, October 29-30, 2009.

One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement

Norris, Pippa, and Mona Lena Krook. "One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-030, September 2009.

Post-democracy

Norris, Pippa. "Post-democracy." Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, Potsdam, September 12-13, 2009.

Critical Citizens Revisited: The U.S. and Western Europe

Norris, Pippa. "Critical Citizens Revisited: The U.S. and Western Europe." Paper presented at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung, Berlin, September 11, 2009.

The Impact of Cosmopolitan Communications on Civic Engagement

Norris, Pippa. "The Impact of Cosmopolitan Communications on Civic Engagement." Paper presented at the Conference on the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, Toronto, September 6-7, 2009.

Is National Diversity Under Threat?

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Is National Diversity Under Threat?" Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, September 3-6, 2009.

Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

A Global Perspective: US Exceptionalism (Again?)

Norris, Pippa. A Global Perspective: US Exceptionalism (Again?). Evangelicals and Democracy in America. Ed. Steven Brint and Jean Reith Schroedel. Russell Sage Foundation, 2009, 25-56.

All Elections are Not the Same: Why Power-sharing Elections Strengthen Democratization

Norris, Pippa. All Elections are Not the Same: Why Power-sharing Elections Strengthen Democratization. Democratization by Elections: A New Mode of Transition. Ed. Staffan I. Lindberg. John Hopkins University Press, 2009, 148-176.

Cosmopolitan Communications and Democratic Engagement

Norris, Pippa. "Cosmopolitan Communications and Democratic Engagement." Paper presented at the International Political Science Association conference, Santiago, July 11-16, 2009.

Why do Arab States Lag the World in Gender
Equality?

Norris, Pippa. "Why do Arab States Lag the World in Gender Equality?" HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-020, July 2009.

The Globalization of Comparative Public Opinion Research

Norris, Pippa. The Globalization of Comparative Public Opinion Research. The Sage Handbook of Comparative Politics. Ed. Neil Robinson and Todd Landman. Sage, 2009, 522-540.

Max Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. Max Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic. Handbook of Economics and Ethics. Ed. Jan Peil, and Irene van Staveren. Edward Elgar, 2009, 578-587.

Comparing Political Communications: Common Frameworks or Babelian Confusion?

Norris, Pippa. "Comparing Political Communications: Common Frameworks or Babelian Confusion?" Government and Opposition 44.3 (July 2009): 321-340.

Public Disaffection and Electoral Reform: Pressure from Below

Norris, Pippa. "Public Disaffection and Electoral Reform: Pressure from Below." Paper presented at the European Consortium of Political Research, Lisbon, April 14-19, 2009.

Going Global: New Challenges and Opportunities in Research on Democratic Participation and the Civic Culture

Norris, Pippa. Going Global: New Challenges and Opportunities in Research on Democratic Participation and the Civic Culture. The Future of Political Science. Ed. Gary King, Kay Lehman Schlozman, and Norman H. Nie. Routledge, 2009, 140-142.

Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations

Inglehart, Ronald, and Pippa Norris. "Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-007, 2009.

Cultural Convergence and Trust in Outsiders

Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Convergence and Trust in Outsiders." Paper presented at the Conference on Democracy and Trust, The Hague, January 16-17, 2009.

Global Communications and Cultural Change

Norris, Pippa. "Global Communications and Cultural Change." Conference Paper for Aldo Moro Academy, Rome, November 17-18, 2008.

Cosmopolitan Communications and Liberal Moral Values

Norris, Pippa. "Cosmopolitan Communications and Liberal Moral Values." Conference paper for Max Weber Program, European University Institute, Florence, November 19, 2008.

Democracy and the Media

Norris, Pippa. "Democracy and the Media." Paper for World Economic Forum Global Council, Dubai, UAE, November 7-8, 2008.

Islamic Culture and Democracy: Testing the 'Clash of Civilizations' Thesis

Norris, Pippa. "Islamic Culture and Democracy: Testing the 'Clash of Civilizations' Thesis." New Frontiers of Comparative Sociology. Ed. Masamichi Sasaki. Brill Academic, October 2008.

Do Global Communications Accelerate Cultural Change?

Norris, Pippa and Ronald Inglehart. "Do Global Communications Accelerate Cultural Change?" Paper for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, August 27-31, 2008.

Driving Democracy: Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?

Norris, Pippa. Driving Democracy: Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work? Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Reasoning Voters, Rational Publics

Norris, Pippa. "Reasoning Voters, Rational Publics." Paper for the Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, Vancouver, June 4-6, 2008.

The News Media and the Governance Agenda

Norris, Pippa. "The News Media and the Governance Agenda." Paper for workshop sponsored by the CommGap Program at the World Bank and the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, May 28-31, 2008.

Democratic Deficits in International Perspective

Norris, Pippa. "Democratic Deficits in International Perspective." Paper for Weatherhead Center US-Canada conference, "Democratic Deficit?", May 8-9, 2008.

Silencing Dissent: The Impact of Restrictive Media Environments on Regime Support

Norris, Pippa. "Silencing Dissent: The Impact of Restrictive Media Environments on Regime Support." Paper for Midwest Political Science Association 66th Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 3-6, 2008.

Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?

Norris, Pippa. "Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?" Andrew W. Mellon Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series: Power-Sharing in Deeply Divided Places, University of Pennsylvania, January 22, 2008.