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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.

Electronic stock ticker board with numbers and arabic letters.
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.

Several hands of team members covering one another in a huddle above a work table.
Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
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

Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations

Chenoweth, Erica, and Zoe Marks. "Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-017, October 2022.

Kansas vote for abortion rights highlights disconnect between majority opinion on abortion laws and restrictive state laws being passed after Supreme Court decision

Baum, Matthew A., Alauna Safarpour, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo. "Kansas vote for abortion rights highlights disconnect between majority opinion on abortion laws and restrictive state laws being passed after Supreme Court decision." The Conversation. July 25, 2022.

The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese American Internment during World War II

Sen, Maya, Yamil Velez, and Mayya Komisarchik. "The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese American Internment during World War II." The Journal of Politics 84.3 (July 2022).

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.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 26, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 22, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 2/19/2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 10, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 4, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 21, 2021.

The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?

Masoud, Tarek. "The Arab Spring at 10: Kings or People?" Journal of Democracy 32.1 (January 2021): 139-154.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 18, 2020.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 6, 2020.

Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States

Danielle F. Jung and Dara Kay Cohen. Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Schwarz, Susanne, Matthew A. Baum, and Dara Kay Cohen. "(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape." Political Behavior (May 2020).

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 4, 2020.

Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy

Juma, Calestous. "Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-011, February 2018.

The Natural Rights We Must Protect

Parker, Richard. "The Natural Rights We Must Protect." Challenge 60.3 (May 2017): 279-286.

Moving Beyond Bratton

Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Moving Beyond Bratton." New York Times. August 8, 2016.

Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law
Clerk Hiring

Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-031, July 2016.

The Great Divergence: The Death Penalty in the United States and the Failure of Abolition in Transatlantic Perspective

Temkin, Moshik. "The Great Divergence: The Death Penalty in the United States and the Failure of Abolition in Transatlantic Perspective." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-037, July 2015.

Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era

Temkin, Moshik. "Malcolm X in France, 1964-1965: Anti-Imperialism and Border Control in the Cold War Era." Decolonization and the Cold War: Negotiating Independence. Ed. Leslie James, and Elisabeth Leake. Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad

Temkin, Moshik. "Ferguson, Human Rights, and America's Interests Abroad." Nation. October 9, 2014.

How to Kill the Death Penalty

Temkin, Moshik. "How to Kill the Death Penalty." Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2014.

A Modern Founding Father

Burns, Nicholas. "A Modern Founding Father." Boston Globe, August 28, 2013.

A Decade Redrawn: Presentence Boundaries of the Priviledge Against Compelled Self-Incrimination since Mitchell v. U.S.

Peterson, Paul E. "A Decade Redrawn: Presentence Boundaries of the Priviledge Against Compelled Self-Incrimination since Mitchell v. U.S." Federal Sentencing Reporter 25.1 (October 2012).

Outcomes of Medical Malpractice Litigation Against US Physicians

Jena, Anupam B., Amitabh Chandra, Darius Lakdawalla, and Seth Seabury. "Outcomes of Medical Malpractice Litigation Against US Physicians." Archives of Internal Medicine 172.11 (June 2012): 892-889.

Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit

Burns, Nicholas. "Two Challenges That College Graduates Will Inherit." Boston Globe, May 24, 2012.

A Crackdown Avoided

Kayyem, Juliette. "A Crackdown Avoided." Boston Globe, May 14, 2012.

The Keys to Keeping Boston Free of Riots

Glaeser, Edward L. "The Keys to Keeping Boston Free of Riots." Boston Globe, May 3, 2012.

The Military’s Persistent Gender Divide

Kayyem, Juliette. "The Military’s Persistent Gender Divide." Boston Globe, April 23, 2012.

Buying Sex? It Will Cost You

David, Ed, and Swanee Hunt. "Buying Sex? It Will Cost You." Boston Globe, February 21, 2012.

Innovations in Public Defense as an Investment in Better Sentencing

Stone, Christopher. "Innovations in Public Defense as an Investment in Better Sentencing." Federal Sentencing Reporter 24.1 (October 2011): 21-22.

From Kafka to Wilberforce: Is the U.S. Government’s Approach To Child Migrants Improving?

Bhabha, Jacqueline, and Susan Schmidt. "From Kafka to Wilberforce: Is the U.S. Government’s Approach To Child Migrants Improving?" Les Mineurs Isoles En Europe Et En Amerique Du Nord Trajectoires Migratoires Et Accompagenement Social. Ed. Claudio Bolzman, Emmanuel Jovelin, and Catherine Montgomery. L’Harmattan, 2011.

A New Era for Justice Sector Reform in Haiti

Stone, Christopher. "A New Era for Justice Sector Reform in Haiti." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-033, July 2010.

Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety

Wintemute, Garen J., Anthony A. Braga, and David M. Kennedy. "Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety." New England Journal of Medicine (June 30, 2010).

Reducing Inherent Danger: Report of the New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings

Stone, Christopher, Zachary Carter, Thomas Belfiore, Ella M. Bully-Cummings, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Michael J. Farrell, George Gascón, Arva Rice, Lew Rice, and Damon T. Hewitt. "Reducing Inherent Danger: Report of the New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings." New York State Task Force on Police-on-Police Shootings Report, May 27, 2010.

The Concentration and Stability of Gun Violence at Micro Places in Boston, 1980–2008

Braga, Anthony A., Andrew V. Papachristos, and David M. Hureau. "The Concentration and Stability of Gun Violence at Micro Places in Boston, 1980–2008." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 26.1 (March 2010): 33-53.

Editors’ Introduction: Empirical Evidence on the Relevance of Place in Criminology

Braga, Anthony A., and David Weisburd. "Editors’ Introduction: Empirical Evidence on the Relevance of Place in Criminology." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 26.1 (March 2010): 1-6.

Diffusion of Innovation in Policing: Lessons from the American Experience

Weisburd, David L., and Anthony A. Braga. "Diffusion of Innovation in Policing: Lessons from the American Experience." Revue Française de Science Politique 58.6 (2009): 1097 – 1126.

Controlling Violent Offenders Released to the Community: An Evaluation of the Boston Reentry Initiative

Braga, Anthony A., Anne M. Piehl, and David Hureau. "Controlling Violent Offenders Released to the Community: An Evaluation of the Boston Reentry Initiative." Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency 46.4 (November 2009): 411-436.

Rethinking Policing: The Policy Implications of Hot Spots of Crime

Mastrofski, Stephen, David L. Weisburd, and Anthony A. Braga. Rethinking Policing: The Policy Implications of Hot Spots of Crime. Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Policy. Ed. Natasha Frost, Todd Clear, and Joshua Freilich. Cengage Learning, 2009.

Serious Gun Violence in San Francisco: Developing a Partnership-Based Violence Prevention Strategy

Braga, Anthony A., David Onek, and Tracey Meares. Serious Gun Violence in San Francisco: Developing a Partnership-Based Violence Prevention Strategy. Community Policing and Peacemaking. Ed. Peter Grabosky. Taylor & Francis Publishing Group, 2009.

What Can Cities Do to Prevent Serious Youth Violence?

Braga, Anthony A., and Christopher Winship. "What Can Cities Do to Prevent Serious Youth Violence?" Criminal Justice Matters 75.1 (2009): 35 – 37.