Publications

How to galvanize leaders and policymakers to action on the world’s most pressing problems? It’s not with a list of numbers. Instead, it depends on telling compelling stories about real people.

The Chinese Communist Party rose to power thanks to a small band of young men who navigated treacherous political waters. HKS Professor Anthony Saich traces this rise and how it has shaped modern China.

Based on original survey and focus group data, coauthors Dara Kay Cohen of HKS and Danielle F. Jung of Emory University argue that curbing collective vigilantism hinges on ensuring that state governments can provide for the basic needs of their populations.