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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

Will the Liberal Order Survive? The History of an Idea

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Will the Liberal Order Survive? The History of an Idea." Foreign Affairs 96.1 (January/February 2017): 10-16.

Is the American Century Over?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Is the American Century Over?" Political Science Quarterly 130.3 (September 2015): 393-400.

Inevitability and War

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Inevitability and War." International Security 4.8 (2014).

What is Ethical Foreign Policy Leadership

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "What is Ethical Foreign Policy Leadership." Ethics, the Heart of Leadership: Third Edition. Ed. Joanne Cuilla. Praeger, 2014, 208-222.

All in the Family
The Dulleses, the Bundys, and the End of the Establishment

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "All in the Family The Dulleses, the Bundys, and the End of the Establishment." Review of The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War, by Stephen Kinzer, and The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms, by Kai Bird, Foreign Affairs, 93.4, July/August 2014: 176-181.

The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities." The Global Commission on Internet Governance, May 2014.

Transformational and Transactional Presidents

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Transformational and Transactional Presidents." Leadership 10.1 (February 2014): 118-124.

Do Presidents Really Steer Foreign Policy?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Do Presidents Really Steer Foreign Policy?" Atlantic Monthly. June 2013.

Obama Can Still Build a Second-Term Legacy

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Obama Can Still Build a Second-Term Legacy." CNN.com, May 21, 2013.


Despite All the Confidence, the BRICS are Without Mortar

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Despite All the Confidence, the BRICS are Without Mortar." Daily Star, April 10, 2013.

History Will Judge Bush on Iraq

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "History Will Judge Bush on Iraq." China Daily, March 13, 2013.

What's Wrong With Transformational Leadership?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "What's Wrong With Transformational Leadership?" The Daily News Egypt, March 11, 2012.

Even in a ‘Woman’s World,’ Gender Doesn’t Matter

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Even in a ‘Woman’s World,’ Gender Doesn’t Matter." Globe and Mail, March 3, 2012.

The Biggest Danger Is Overreacting

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Biggest Danger Is Overreacting." WGBH.org, September 9, 2011.

The Loud Crisis.

Kamarck, Elaine, Steven Kelman, and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. "The Loud Crisis." Government Executive February 15, 2003.

For the People: Can We Fix Public Service?

Donahue, John D., and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., eds. For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Brookings Institution, 2003.

Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside

Donahue, John D., and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., eds. Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside. Brookings Institution, 2002.

Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets

Donahue, John D., and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., eds. Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Brookings Institution, 2001.