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

Bowling Alone: Thinking About Social Change in America

Putnam, Robert D. "Bowling Alone: Thinking About Social Change in America." The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector. Ed. J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke. Routledge, May 2021.

The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and how We Can Do it Again

Putnam, Robert D. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and how We Can Do it Again. Simon & Schuster, 2020.

A Country Divided: The Growing Opportunity Gap in America

Finighan, Reuben, and Robert D. Putnam. "A Country Divided: The Growing Opportunity Gap in America." Economic Mobility: Research & Ideas on Strengthening Families, Communities & The Economy (2017): 139-174.

How Bowling Alone Leads to Aging Alone: Social Capital in the Later Years of Life

Putnam, Robert D. "How Bowling Alone Leads to Aging Alone: Social Capital in the Later Years of Life." Statement Before the Joint Economic Committee of US House and Senate Hearing, May 17, 2017.

Closing the Opportunity Gap

Putnam, Robert D. "Closing the Opportunity Gap." 2016.