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.

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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

The Case for Case Studies: Methods and Applications in International Development

Widner, Jennifer, Michael Woolcock, and Daniel Ortega Nieto, eds. The Case for Case Studies: Methods and Applications in International Development. Cambridge University Press, 2022.

New Mediums, Better Messages?: How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development

Lewis, David, Dennis Rodgers, and Michael Woolcock, eds. New Mediums, Better Messages?: How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia

So, Sokbunthoeun, Michael Woolcock, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, and Nicola Smithers, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. The World Bank, 2018.

Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia

So, Sokbunthoeun, Michael Woolcock, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, and Nicola Smithers, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. World Bank, 2018.

Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia

Woolcock, Michael, Leah April, Caroline Hughes, Nicola Smithers, and Sokbunthoeun So, eds. Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform: Experiences from East Asia. World Bank, June 2018.

Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television, and Social Media

David Lewis, Dennis Rodgers, and Michael Woolcock, eds. Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television, and Social Media. Routledge, 2014.

The Search For Empowerment: Social Capital as Idea and Practice at the World Bank

Bebbington, Anthony, Michael Woolcock, Scott Guggenheim, and Elizabeth Olson, eds. The Search For Empowerment: Social Capital as Idea and Practice at the World Bank. Kumarian Press, 2006.

Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil

Woolcock, Michael, and Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, eds. Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil. The World Bank, June 2005 (in Portuguese).