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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

The Hidden Costs of Unaccompanied Child Migration

Digidiki, Vasileia, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "The Hidden Costs of Unaccompanied Child Migration." The International Journal of Children's Rights 31.1 (April 2023): 114-136.

Reproductive healthcare in immigration detention: The imperative of informed consent

Sullivan, Margaret M., Margareta Matache, Samuel Peisch, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Reproductive healthcare in immigration detention: The imperative of informed consent." The Lancet Regional Health – Americas 10 (June 2022): 100211.

The Imperative of Sustaining (Rather than Destroying) Frontline Empathic Solidarity for Distress Migrants Fortress (North) America

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Imperative of Sustaining (Rather than Destroying) Frontline Empathic Solidarity for Distress Migrants Fortress (North) America." Boston University International Law Journal 40.1 (Spring 2022): 49-78.

International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Corona Maioli, Susanna, Jacqueline Bhabha, Kolitha Wickramage, Laura C N Wood, Ludivine Erragne, Omar Ortega García, Rochelle Burgess, Vasileia Digidiki, Robert W Aldridge, and Delan Devakumar. "International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection." The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 5.12 (December 2021): 882-895.

Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia

Chakraborty, Roshni, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia." Health and Human Rights 23.1 (June 2021): 237-250.

Unfinished Business: The Long Road Ahead to Civil Rights and Roma Rights

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Unfinished Business: The Long Road Ahead to Civil Rights and Roma Rights." Human Rights Quarterly 43.1 (February 2021): 197-201.

‘Without an Aadhaar card nothing could be done’: a mixed methods study of biometric identification and birth registration for children in Varanasi, India

Bhatia, Amiya, Elizabeth Donger, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "‘Without an Aadhaar card nothing could be done’: a mixed methods study of biometric identification and birth registration for children in Varanasi, India." Information Technology for Development 27.1 (January 2021): 129-149.

Establishing Good Practice for Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health Care and Psychosocial Support in Kenya

Mahomed, Faraaz, Jacqueline Bhabha, Michael Ashley Stein, and Dainius Puras. "Establishing Good Practice for Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health Care and Psychosocial Support in Kenya." Health and Human Rights 22.2 (December 2020): 139.

EU Migration Pact Fails to Address Human Rights Concerns in Lesvos, Greece

Digidiki, Vasileia, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "EU Migration Pact Fails to Address Human Rights Concerns in Lesvos, Greece." Health and Human Rights 22.2 (December 2020): 291–296.

Defining and Deconstructing Girl Child Marriage and Applications to Global Public Health

Efevbera, Yvette, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Defining and Deconstructing Girl Child Marriage and Applications to Global Public Health." BMC Public Health 20 (2020).

Anti-Roma Racism is Spiraling during COVID-19 Pandemic

Matache, Margareta, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Anti-Roma Racism is Spiraling during COVID-19 Pandemic." Health and Human Rights 22.1 (June 2020): 379–382.

Analyzing and Improving National and Local Child Protection Data in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study Using 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (Mics) Data and Interviews With 18 Organizations

Bhatia, Amiya, Nancy Krieger, Cesar Victora, Sumnima Tuladhar, Jacqueline Bhabha, and Jason Beckfield. "Analyzing and Improving National and Local Child Protection Data in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study Using 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (Mics) Data and Interviews With 18 Organizations." Child Abuse & Neglect 101 (March 2020): 1042-1092.

Analyzing and Improving National and Local Child Protection Data in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study Using 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (Mics) Data and Interviews With 18 Organizations

Bhatia, Amiya, Nancy Krieger, Cesar Victora, Sumnima Tuladhar, Jacqueline Bhabha, and Jason Beckfield. "Analyzing and Improving National and Local Child Protection Data in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study Using 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (Mics) Data and Interviews With 18 Organizations." Child Abuse & Neglect 101 (March 2020): 104292.

Girl Child Marriage, Socioeconomic Status, and Undernutrition: Evidence From 35 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Efevbera, Yvette, Jacqueline Bhabha, Paul Farmer, and Günther Fink. "Girl Child Marriage, Socioeconomic Status, and Undernutrition: Evidence From 35 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa." BMC Medicine 17.1 (December 2019): 55.

Governing Adolescent Mobility: The Elusive Role of Children’s Rights Principles in Contemporary Migration Practice

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Governing Adolescent Mobility: The Elusive Role of Children’s Rights Principles in Contemporary Migration Practice." Childhood, August 2019, Vol.26(3), pp.369-385 26.3 (August 2019): 369-85.

Toleration Deficits: The Perilous State of Refugee Protection Today

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Toleration Deficits: The Perilous State of Refugee Protection Today." Philosophy & Social Criticism, May 2019, Vol.45(4), pp.503-510 45.4 (May 2019): 503-510.

#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention." International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 32.2 (Summer 2018): 250-258.

Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation

Donger, Elizabeth, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation." Anti-Trafficking Review 10 (April 2018).

Girl Child Marriage as a Risk Factor for Early Childhood Development and Stunting

Efevbera, Yvette, Jacqueline Bhabha, Paul E. Farmer, and Günther Fink. "Girl Child Marriage as a Risk Factor for Early Childhood Development and Stunting." Social Science & Medicine 185 (July 2017): 91-101.

Human Mobility and the Longue Durée: The Prehistory of Global Migration Law

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Human Mobility and the Longue Durée: The Prehistory of Global Migration Law." AJIL Unbound 111 (July 2017): 136-141.

Reclaiming Adolescence: A Roma Youth Perspective

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Arlan Fuller, Margareta Matache, Jelena Vranješevic, Miriam C. Chernoff, Boris Spasic, and Jelena Ivanis. "Reclaiming Adolescence: A Roma Youth Perspective." Harvard Educational Review 87.2 (Summer 2017): 186-224.

A Progressive Development, Children's Rights and the ILC Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "A Progressive Development, Children's Rights and the ILC Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens." Harvard Human Rights Journal 30 (Spring 2017): 15-28.

Paying for Antiretroviral Adherence: Is It Unethical When the Patient Is an Adolescent?

Healy, Justin, Rebecca Hope, Jacqueline Bhabha, and Nir Eyal. "Paying for Antiretroviral Adherence: Is It Unethical When the Patient Is an Adolescent?" Journal of Medical Ethics 43.3 (March 2017): 145-149.

Borders and the Displacements They Create are Human Artefacts

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Borders and the Displacements They Create are Human Artefacts." ReVista 16.2 (Winter 2017): 2-6.

The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani’s Right to Health

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Margareta Matache,and Teresa Sorde Marti. "The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani’s Right to Health." Health and Human Rights 19.2 (Winter 2017): 5-7.

India’s Aadhaar Scheme and the Promise of Inclusive Social Protection

Bhatia, Amiya, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "India’s Aadhaar Scheme and the Promise of Inclusive Social Protection." Oxford Development Studies 45.1 (January 2017): 64-79.

Arendt's Children: Do Today's Migrant Children Have a Right to Have Rights?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Arendt's Children: Do Today's Migrant Children Have a Right to Have Rights?" Human Rights Quarterly 31.2 (May 2009): 410-451.

The Child – What Sort of Human?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Child – What Sort of Human?" PMLA 121.5 (October 2006).

'Not a Sack of Potatoes:' Moving and Removing Children Across Borders.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "'Not a Sack of Potatoes:' Moving and Removing Children Across Borders." Boston University Public Interest Law Journal 15.2 (Spring 2006): 197-218.

Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights." Migration Information Source: Special Issue on Migration and Human Rights (March 2005).

The Mere Fortuity of Birth? Are Children Citizens?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The "Mere Fortuity" of Birth? Are Children Citizens?" Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies 15.2 (Summer 2004): 91-117.

Demography and Rights: Women, Children and Access to Asylum.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Demography and Rights: Women, Children and Access to Asylum." International Journal of Refugee Law 16.2 (April 2004): 227-243.

Seeking Asylum Alone: Treatment of Separated and Trafficked Children in Need of Refugee Protection.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Seeking Asylum Alone: Treatment of Separated and Trafficked Children in Need of Refugee Protection." International Migration 42.1 (2004): 141-148.

The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child." Development 46.3 (September 2003).

More Than Their Share of Sorrows: International Migration Law and the Rights of Children.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "More Than Their Share of Sorrows: International Migration Law and the Rights of Children." Public Law Review 22.2 (2003).

Internationalist Gatekeepers: The Tension between Asylum Advocacy and Human Rights.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Internationalist Gatekeepers: The Tension between Asylum Advocacy and Human Rights." Harvard Human Rights Journal 15 (Spring 2002): 151-181.

Inconsistent State Intervention and Separated Child Asylum-Seekers.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Inconsistent State Intervention and Separated Child Asylum-Seekers." European Journal of Migration and Law 3.3/4 (July 2001): 283-314.