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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

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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

PerformanceStat: Accounting for Targeted Performance

Behn, Robert. "PerformanceStat: Accounting for Targeted Performance." The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability. Ed. Bovens, Mark, Robert E. Goodin, and Thomas Schillemans. Oxford University Press, 2014, 456-471.

PortStat: Or How the United States Coast Guard Could Use the PerformanceStat Leadership Strategy to Improve Port Security

Behn, Robert. "PortStat: Or How the United States Coast Guard Could Use the PerformanceStat Leadership Strategy to Improve Port Security." Ports in a Storm: Public Management in a Turbulent World. Ed. Donahue, John D., and Mark H. Moore. Brookings Institution Press, 2012, 55-83.

Performance Leadership: Eleven Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance

Behn, Robert. Performance Leadership: Eleven Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance. The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership. Ed. James L. Perry. Jossey-Bass, 2009, 13.

The Adoption of Innovation: The Challenge of Learning to Adapt Tacit Knowledge

Behn, Robert. "The Adoption of Innovation: The Challenge of Learning to Adapt Tacit Knowledge." Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition and Replication. Ed. Sandford Borins. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, 138-158.

The Challenge of Evaluating M-Government, E-Government, and P-Government: What Should Be Compared with What?

Behn, Robert. "The Challenge of Evaluating M-Government, E-Government, and P-Government: What Should Be Compared with What?" Governance and Information Technology. Ed. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and David Lazer. MIT Press, 2007, 215-238.

Creating Leadership Capacity for the Twenty-First Century: Not Another Technical Fix.

Behn, Robert. "Creating Leadership Capacity for the Twenty-First Century: Not Another Technical Fix." For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Government Performance and the Conundrum of Public Trust.

Behn, Robert. "Government Performance and the Conundrum of Public Trust." Market Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside, and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2002.