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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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 Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibilities

Sikkink, Kathryn. The Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibilities. Yale University Press, 2020.

Strategizing for Human Rights: From Ideals to Practice

Johnson, Douglas A., and Kathryn Sikkink. "Strategizing for Human Rights: From Ideals to Practice." The Limits of Human Rights. Ed. Bardo Fassbender and Knut Traisbach. Oxford University Press, 2020.

Girl Child Marriage, Socioeconomic Status, and Undernutrition: Evidence From 35 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Efevbera, Yvette, Jacqueline Bhabha, Paul Farmer, and Günther Fink. "Girl Child Marriage, Socioeconomic Status, and Undernutrition: Evidence From 35 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa." BMC Medicine 17.1 (December 2019): 55.

Children and Unsafe Migration

Bhaba, Jacqueline. "Children and Unsafe Migration." World Migration Report 2020. Ed. Guy Abel. International Organization for Migration, 2019.

From Unalienable Rights to Membership Rights in the World Society

Risse, Mathias. "From Unalienable Rights to Membership Rights in the World Society." Fall 2019.

A Source of Escalation or a Source of Restraint? An Empirical Investigation of How Civil Society Affects Mass Killings

Chenoweth, Erica, and Evan Perkoski. "A Source of Escalation or a Source of Restraint? An Empirical Investigation of How Civil Society Affects Mass Killings." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-027, September 2019.

Governing Adolescent Mobility: The Elusive Role of Children’s Rights Principles in Contemporary Migration Practice

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Governing Adolescent Mobility: The Elusive Role of Children’s Rights Principles in Contemporary Migration Practice." Childhood, August 2019, Vol.26(3), pp.369-385 26.3 (August 2019): 369-85.

The Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Humans and Human Rights

Risse, Mathias, and Steven Livingston. "The Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Humans and Human Rights." Ethics and International Affairs 33.2 (June 2019): 141-158.

What is ‘Global’ about Global Justice?

Risse, Mathias. "What is ‘Global’ about Global Justice?" Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 12.2 (June 2019): 193-210.

Toleration Deficits: The Perilous State of Refugee Protection Today

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Toleration Deficits: The Perilous State of Refugee Protection Today." Philosophy & Social Criticism, May 2019, Vol.45(4), pp.503-510 45.4 (May 2019): 503-510.

Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (Nvavc) Dataset

Chenoweth, Erica, Cullen S. Hendrix, and Kyleanne Hunter. "Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (Nvavc) Dataset." Journal of Peace Research 56.2 (March 2019): 295-305.

Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence: An Urgently Needed Agenda

Risse, Mathias. "Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence: An Urgently Needed Agenda." Human Rights Quarterly 41.1 (February 2019): 1-16.

Commentary: The Best Mankind Has to Give?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Commentary: The Best Mankind Has to Give?" Illegal Encounters: The Effect of Detention and Deportation on Young People. Ed. Deborah A. Boehm and Susan J. Terrio. New York University Press, 2019.

The Health Challenges Facing Children on the Move

Bissell, Susan, Jacqueline Bhabha, and Paul B. Spiegel. "The Health Challenges Facing Children on the Move." The Health of Refugees. Ed. Pascale Allotey and Daniel Reidpath. Oxford University Press, 2019.

The Migrant Tax – How Children and Young People Pay to Exercise Mobility Rights

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Migrant Tax – How Children and Young People Pay to Exercise Mobility Rights." Global Labour and the Migrant Premium. Ed. Tugba Basaran and Elspeth Guild. Taylor and Francis, 2019.

Here’s What Erick Erickson Gets Wrong about Dictators and Migration

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Here’s What Erick Erickson Gets Wrong about Dictators and Migration." Washington Post, December 4, 2018.

Review Essay: Why Tunisia?

Masoud, Tarek. "Review Essay: Why Tunisia?" Review of Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly, by Safwan M. Masri. Journal of Democracy, 29.4, October 2018: 166-175.

#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "#Us Too: Children on the Move and Belated Public Attention." International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 32.2 (Summer 2018): 250-258.

A Cautionary Note about the Frame of Peril and Crisis in Human Rights Activism

Sikkink, Kathryn. "A Cautionary Note about the Frame of Peril and Crisis in Human Rights Activism." Rising to the Populist Challenge: A New Playbook for Human Rights Actors. Ed. Rodríguez-Garavito, César and Krizna Gomez. Dejusticia, 2018.

Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation

Donger, Elizabeth, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A Critical Assessment of India’s Policies for Children Trafficked for Labour Exploitation." Anti-Trafficking Review 10 (April 2018).

Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy

Juma, Calestous. "Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-011, February 2018.

Research Handbook on Child Migration

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Jyothi Kanics, and Daniel Senovilla Hernández, eds. Research Handbook on Child Migration. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.

Virtual, Visible, and Actionable: Data Assemblages and the Sightlines of Justice

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Virtual, Visible, and Actionable: Data Assemblages and the Sightlines of Justice." Big Data & Society 4.2 (December 2017).

Emergency Within an Emergency: The Growing Epidemic of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Children in Greece

Digidiki,Vasileia, and Jacqueline Bhabha. "Emergency Within an Emergency: The Growing Epidemic of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Children in Greece." FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, October 2017.

The Ties that Bind: How Armed Groups Use Violence to Create Social Cohesion

Cohen, Dara. "The Ties that Bind: How Armed Groups Use Violence to Create Social Cohesion." Journal of Peace Research 54.5 (September 2017): 701-714.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-030, June 12, 2017.

Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century

Girl Child Marriage as a Risk Factor for Early Childhood Development and Stunting

Efevbera, Yvette, Jacqueline Bhabha, Paul E. Farmer, and Günther Fink. "Girl Child Marriage as a Risk Factor for Early Childhood Development and Stunting." Social Science & Medicine 185 (July 2017): 91-101.

Human Mobility and the Longue Durée: The Prehistory of Global Migration Law

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Human Mobility and the Longue Durée: The Prehistory of Global Migration Law." AJIL Unbound 111 (July 2017): 136-141.

Reclaiming Adolescence: A Roma Youth Perspective

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Arlan Fuller, Margareta Matache, Jelena Vranješevic, Miriam C. Chernoff, Boris Spasic, and Jelena Ivanis. "Reclaiming Adolescence: A Roma Youth Perspective." Harvard Educational Review 87.2 (Summer 2017): 186-224.

Realizing Roma Rights

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Andrzej Mirga, and Margareta Matache, eds. Realizing Roma Rights. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.

Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century

Sikkink, Kathryn. Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century. Princeton University Press, 2017.

Can We Solve the Migration Crisis?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. Can We Solve the Migration Crisis? Polity, 2018.

A Progressive Development, Children's Rights and the ILC Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "A Progressive Development, Children's Rights and the ILC Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens." Harvard Human Rights Journal 30 (Spring 2017): 15-28.

Paying for Antiretroviral Adherence: Is It Unethical When the Patient Is an Adolescent?

Healy, Justin, Rebecca Hope, Jacqueline Bhabha, and Nir Eyal. "Paying for Antiretroviral Adherence: Is It Unethical When the Patient Is an Adolescent?" Journal of Medical Ethics 43.3 (March 2017): 145-149.

The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani’s Right to Health

Bhabha, Jacqueline, Margareta Matache,and Teresa Sorde Marti. "The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani’s Right to Health." Health and Human Rights 19.2 (Winter 2017): 5-7.

Human Rights Data, Processes, and Outcomes: How Recent Research Points to a Better Future

Sikkink, Kathryn, and Geoff Dancy. "Human Rights Data, Processes, and Outcomes: How Recent Research Points to a Better Future." Human Rights Futures. Ed. Stephen Hopgood, Jack Snyder, and Leslie Vinjamuri. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Timing and Sequencing in International Politics: Latin America’s Contributions to Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Timing and Sequencing in International Politics: Latin America’s Contributions to Human Rights." International Politics and Institutions in Time. Ed. Orfeo Fioretos. Oxford University Press, 2017, 231-250.

(Re)discovering Duties: Individual Responsibilities in the Age of Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn and Fernando Berdion del Valle. "(Re)discovering Duties: Individual Responsibilities in the Age of Rights." Minnesota Journal of International Law 26 (January-February 2017).

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa

James K. Sebenius, Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-059, December 9, 2016.

The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America

Johnson, Douglas, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt. "The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America." Foreign Affairs. Sep/Oct 2016.

Human Rights and Adolescence

Bhabha, Jacqueline, ed. Human Rights and Adolescence. Princeton University Press, 2016.

The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies

Ignatieff, Michael, Juliette Keeley, Betsy Ribble, and Keith McCammon. "The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-020, May 2016.

Response to David L. Richards

Clark, Ann Marie, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Response to David L. Richards." Human Rights Quarterly 38.2 (May 2016): 493-496.

Evaluating Transitional Justice: The Role of Multi-Level Mixed Methods Datasets and the Colombia Reparation Program for War Victims

Pham, Phuong Ngoc, Patrick Vinck, Bridget Marchesi, Doug Johnson, Peter J. Dixon, and Kathryn Sikkink. "Evaluating Transitional Justice: The Role of Multi-Level Mixed Methods Datasets and the Colombia Reparation Program for War Victims." Transitional Justice Review 1.4 (March 2016): 3.

Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Human Rights." Why Govern? Rethinking Demand, Purpose and Progress in Global Governance. Ed. Amitav Acharya. Cambridge University Press, 2016, 121-137.

The Refugees and the New War

Ignatieff, Michael. "The Refugees and the New War." New York Review of Books. December 17, 2015.

Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights

Sikkink, Kathryn. "Latin America's Protagonist Role in Human Rights." Sur International Journal on Human Rights, English ed. 12.22 (December 2015): 207-219.

Adding Human Rights Punch to the New Lex
Mercatoria: The Impact of the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights on
Commercial Legal Practice

Ruggie, John Gerard, and John F. Sherman III. "Adding Human Rights Punch to the New Lex Mercatoria: The Impact of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights on Commercial Legal Practice." Journal of International Dispute Settlement 6.3 (November 2015): 455-461.

How to Counter Rape During War

Elisabeth Jean Wood and Dara Kay Cohen. "How to Counter Rape During War." New York Times, October 28, 2015.