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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

Making 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Work: Contributions from Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard, Caroline Rees, and Rachel Davis. "Making 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Work: Contributions from Business and Human Rights." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-034, November 2020.

The Paradox of Corporate Globalization: Disembedding and Reembedding Governing Norms

Ruggie, John Gerard. "The Paradox of Corporate Globalization: Disembedding and Reembedding Governing Norms." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-023, August 2020.

Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Corporate Purpose in Play: The Role of ESG Investing." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-034, November 2019.

Money, Millennials and Human Rights: Sustaining ‘Sustainable Investing’

Ruggie, John Gerard, and Emily K. Middleton. "Money, Millennials and Human Rights: Sustaining ‘Sustainable Investing’." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-023, August 2018.

The Social Construction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "The Social Construction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-030, June 12, 2017.

Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Normative Innovations and Implementation Challenges

Ruggie, John Gerard, and Tamaryn Nelson. "Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Normative Innovations and Implementation Challenges." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-045, August 2015.

Business and Human Rights: The Evolving International Agenda.

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Business and Human Rights: The Evolving International Agenda." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-029, June 2007.

Reconstituting the Global Public Domain: Issues, Actors, and Practices.

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Reconstituting the Global Public Domain: Issues, Actors, and Practices." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-031, July 2004.

American Exceptionalism, Exemptionalism and Global Governance.

Ruggie, John. "American Exceptionalism, Exemptionalism and Global Governance." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP04-006, February 2004.