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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.

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

Cracking the Challenge of the Joint Pursuit of Social and Financial Goals in Organizations: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing

Battilana, Julie. "Cracking the Challenge of the Joint Pursuit of Social and Financial Goals in Organizations: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing." M@n@gement. 2018.

How Trump Can Fix the Iran Deal

Bunn, Matthew. "How Trump Can Fix the Iran Deal." Boston Globe. May 7, 2018.

Household Debt

Dynan, Karen. "Household Debt." Milken Institute Review. April 27, 2018.

How Baseball Will Survive in the Age of Distraction

Power, Samantha. "How Baseball Will Survive in the Age of Distraction." Washington Post. April 26, 2018.

Rhetoric Aside, the U.S. Commitment to Preventing Nuclear Terrorism is Waning

Roth, Nickolas, Bunn, Matthew, and Tobey, William H. "Rhetoric Aside, the U.S. Commitment to Preventing Nuclear Terrorism is Waning." The Hill. 4/19/2018.

How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department

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

Social Enterprise Is Not Social Change

Spicer, Jason, Marshall Ganz, and Tamara Kay. "Social Enterprise Is Not Social Change." Philanthropy News Digest. February 23, 2018.

Trump is Breaking the Environment Beyond Repair

Bilmes, Linda J. "Trump is Breaking the Environment Beyond Repair." Boston Globe. February 20, 2018.

Cities on a Hill?

Mayne, Quinton. "Cities on a Hill?" Boston Review. February 13, 2018.

What I Learned from the People who Built the Atom Bomb

Carter, Ashton B. "What I Learned from the People who Built the Atom Bomb." MIT Technology Review. November 2017.

Tackling the 'Thin' File that Can Prevent a Promotion

Bohnet, Iris. "Tackling the 'Thin' File that Can Prevent a Promotion." New York Times. October 3, 2017.

Start-Ups Use Technology to Redesign the Hiring Process

Bohnet, Iris. "Start-Ups Use Technology to Redesign the Hiring Process." New York Times. October 3, 2017.

The Effects of a Single Terrorist Nuclear Bomb

Bunn, Matthew, and Nickolas Roth. "The Effects of a Single Terrorist Nuclear Bomb." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. September 28, 2017.

Why Foreign Propaganda Is More Dangerous Now

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

Why Elie Wiesel's 'Night' Still Matters so Much to Me – and All of Us

Power, Samantha. "Why Elie Wiesel's 'Night' Still Matters so Much to Me – and All of Us." Forward. September 12, 2017.

Research: When Men Have Lower Status at Work, They’re Less Likely to Negotiate

Bowles, Hannah Riley, Bobbi Thomason, and May Al Dabbagh. "Research: When Men Have Lower Status at Work, They’re Less Likely to Negotiate." Harvard Business Review. September 08, 2017.

North Korea and America Could Stumble into a Nuclear War

Bunn, Matthew. "North Korea and America Could Stumble into a Nuclear War." The National Interest. August 17, 2017.

The Political Donations Made by Robert Mueller's Team are Not Evidence of Bias

Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, and Maya Sen. "The Political Donations Made by Robert Mueller's Team are Not Evidence of Bias." Los Angeles Times. July 28, 2017.

The Perversity of the Climate Change Kangaroo Court

Holdren, John P. "The Perversity of the Climate Change Kangaroo Court." Boston Globe. July 25, 2017.

Don't Believe the Hype: Procurement Reform is a Red Herring!

Eaves, David. "Don't Believe the Hype: Procurement Reform is a Red Herring!" FCW (Federal Computer Week). June 5, 2017.

Priorities for the Evolution of an Energy-Only Electricity Market Design in ERCOT

Hogan, William W. and Susan Pope. "Priorities for the Evolution of an Energy-Only Electricity Market Design in ERCOT." Harvard Electricity Policy Group. May 9, 2017.

Do We Still Need Systems Integrators?

Eaves, David. "Do We Still Need Systems Integrators?" Federal Computer Week (FCW). May 1, 2017.

My Friend, the Russian Ambassador

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

How Governments and Companies Can Prevent the Next Insider Attack

Bunn, Matthew and Scott D. Sagan. "How Governments and Companies Can Prevent the Next Insider Attack." The Conversation. February 20, 2017.

Trump Year One: Place Your Bets

Allison, Graham. "Trump Year One: Place Your Bets." Politico. January 31, 2017.

Trump and Russia

Allison, Graham T., and Simes, Dimitri K. "Trump and Russia." National Interest. January/February 2017, 25-34.

Research: Character Counts

Born, Dana. "Research: Character Counts." Harvard Kennedy School Magazine. Winter 2016, 9.

A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia

Allison, Graham. "A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia." The National Interest. December 18, 2016.

Clinton Economics vs. Trump Economics

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Clinton Economics vs. Trump Economics." Candidate Clinton’s Chance (An OMFIF Report). October 28, 2016.

Don't Know Much About History

Allison, Graham. "Don't Know Much About History." Atlantic. September 2016.

Deterring ISIS

Allison, Graham. "Deterring ISIS." The National Interest. Sep/Oct 2016.

The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America

Johnson, Douglas, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt. "The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America." Foreign Affairs. Sep/Oct 2016.

Moving Beyond Bratton

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

Why ISIS Fears Israel

Allison, Graham. "Why ISIS Fears Israel." The National Interest. August 8, 2016.

Why the President Needs a Council of Historians

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. "Why the President Needs a Council of Historians." The Atlantic. August 4, 2016.

How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old

Ganz, Marshall. "How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old." Moyers & Company. July 20, 2016.

Cancel the Plutonium Fuel Factory

Bunn, Matthew and Gary Samore. "Cancel the Plutonium Fuel Factory." The Hill. July 18, 2016.

Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict

Allison, Graham. "Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict." Diplomat. July 11, 2016.

What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Ganz, Marshal, and Hahrie Han. "What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump." The Nation. June 22, 2016.

The Fusion of Civilizations: The Case for Global Optimism

Mahbubani, Kishore, and Lawrence H. Summers. "The Fusion of Civilizations: The Case for Global Optimism." Foreign Affairs. May/June 2016.

The Nuclear Security Summit: Wins, Losses, and Draws

Bunn, Matthew. "The Nuclear Security Summit: Wins, Losses, and Draws." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. April 8, 2016.

Could There be a Terrorist Fukushima?

Allison, Graham, and William Tobey. "Could There be a Terrorist Fukushima?" New York Times. April 4, 2016.

Will the Nuclear Security Summit Help Stop Terrorists from Getting the Bomb?

Bunn, Matthew, William Tobey, Martin Malin, and Nickolas Roth. "Will the Nuclear Security Summit Help Stop Terrorists from Getting the Bomb?" The National Interest. March 31, 2016.

U.S. Elections Ranked Worst Among Western Democracies. Here's Why.

Norris, Pippa. "U.S. Elections Ranked Worst Among Western Democracies. Here's Why." Washington Post. March 29, 2016.

Belgium Highlights the Nuclear Terrorism Threat and Security Measures to Stop It

Bunn, Matthew. "Belgium Highlights the Nuclear Terrorism Threat and Security Measures to Stop It." The World Post. March 29, 2016.

Nuclear Security: Continuous Improvement or Dangerous Decline?

Bunn, Matthew, Martin B. Malin, Nickolas Roth, and William Tobey. "Nuclear Security: Continuous Improvement or Dangerous Decline?" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. March 27, 2016.

Is Iran Still Israel's Top Threat?

Allison, Graham. "Is Iran Still Israel's Top Threat?" Atlantic. March 8, 2016.

The Age of Secular Stagnation

Summers, Lawrence H. "The Age of Secular Stagnation." Foreign Affairs. Mar/Apr 2016, 2-9.

Fear Death from Tree Limbs, not Terrorists

Allison, Graham. "Fear Death from Tree Limbs, not Terrorists." Boston Globe. February 19, 2016.

When the Past is Present: What Slave Narratives Teach Us about Our Greatest Human Desire

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "When the Past is Present: What Slave Narratives Teach Us about Our Greatest Human Desire." Salon. January 18, 2016.