Faculty Publications

Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.

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.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.

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.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.

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.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.

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

DOE FY 2010 Budget Request and Recovery Act Funding for Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment: Analysis and Recommendations

Anadon, Laura Diaz, Kelly Sims Gallagher, and Matthew Bunn. "DOE FY 2010 Budget Request and Recovery Act Funding for Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment: Analysis and Recommendations." Report for Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, June 25, 2009.

Joseph Nye's Testimony from Hearings on 'Japan's Changing Role'

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. Joseph Nye's Testimony from Hearings on 'Japan's Changing Role'. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives (June 25, 2009).

The Origins of Ethnic Wars: A Historical and Critical Account

Toft, Monica Duffy. The Origins of Ethnic Wars: A Historical and Critical Account. Handbook of War Studies III. Ed. Manus I. Midlarsky. University of Michigan Press, 2009.

The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism is Real

Bunn, Matthew. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism is Real. At Issue: Nuclear Weapons. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Greenhaven Press, 2009, 66-73.

Biofuels and Certification: A Workshop at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Lee, Henry, and Charan Devereaux. "Biofuels and Certification: A Workshop at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government." Discussion Paper 2009-07, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Sustainability Science Program, Center for International Development, June 2009.

Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: A 2009 Update

Newman, Andrew, and Matthew Bunn. "Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: A 2009 Update." Report for Managing the Atom Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, June 2009.

Containing the Atom: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Nuclear Power in the United States and South Korea

Jasanoff, Sheila, and Sang-Hyung Kim. "Containing the Atom: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Nuclear Power in the United States and South Korea." Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning & Policy 47.2 (June 2009): 119-146.

A Focused Approach to Society's Grand Challenges

Branscomb, Lewis M. "A Focused Approach to Society's Grand Challenges." Issues in Science and Technology 25.4 (Summer 2009): 61-66.

The Blind Man and the Elephant in the Room: Robert Lieberman and the Israel Lobby

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen M. Walt. "The Blind Man and the Elephant in the Room: Robert Lieberman and the Israel Lobby." Perspectives on Politics 7.2 (June 2009): 259-273.

Common Ownership of the Earth as a Non-Parochial Standpoint: A Contingent Derivation of Human Rights

Risse, Mathias. "Common Ownership of the Earth as a Non-Parochial Standpoint: A Contingent Derivation of Human Rights." European Journal of Philosophy 17.2 (June 2009): 277-304.

A New Red Line For Iran

Allison, Graham. "A New Red Line For Iran." Washington Post, June 1, 2009.

North Korea Won't Fire Nuke. . .but Could Sell One to Osama

Allison, Graham. "North Korea Won't Fire Nuke. . .but Could Sell One to Osama." The Sun (England), May 28, 2009.

Statement of Nicholas Burns Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Burns, Nicholas. "Statement of Nicholas Burns Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations." Testimony Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, May 6, 2009.

Governing Innovation

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Governing Innovation." Seminar-597. May 2009.

The Past as Prologue in Life Extension

Jasanoff, Sheila. "The Past as Prologue in Life Extension." Society 46.3 (May 2009): 232-234.

Arendt's Children: Do Today's Migrant Children Have a Right to Have Rights?

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "Arendt's Children: Do Today's Migrant Children Have a Right to Have Rights?" Human Rights Quarterly 31.2 (May 2009): 410-451.

Science in the White House

Holdren, John P. "Science in the White House." Science 324.5927 (May 2009): 567.

Policy for Energy Technology Innovation

Anadon, Laura Diaz, and John P. Holdren. "Policy for Energy Technology Innovation." Acting in Time on Energy Policy. Ed. Kelly Sims Gallagher. Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 89-127.

Oil Security and the Transportation Sector

Lee, Henry. "Oil Security and the Transportation Sector." Acting in Time on Energy Policy. Ed. Kelly Sims Gallagher. Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 56-88.

Business and Human Rights: Towards Operationalizing the
'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Business and Human Rights: Towards Operationalizing the 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework." United Nations Human Rights Council, Eleventh Session, New York, April 22, 2009.

Working With Our Friends in Europe

Burns, Nicholas. "Working With Our Friends in Europe." Boston Globe, April 3, 2009.

Immigration and Original Ownership of the Earth

Blake, Michael, and Mathias Risse. "Immigration and Original Ownership of the Earth." Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy 23.1 (Spring 2009): 133-167.

Memo to the President: Making Preventing Nuclear Terrorism a Central Organizing Principle of Your Administration

Allison, Graham. Memo to the President: Making Preventing Nuclear Terrorism a Central Organizing Principle of Your Administration. The Instruments and Institutions of American Purpose. Ed. Kurt Campbell and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, April 1, 2009, 201-207.

Smart Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Smart Power." New Perspectives Quarterly 26.2 (Spring 2009): 7-9.

Soft Power and Smart Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. Soft Power and Smart Power. The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose. Ed. Kurt Campbell and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2009, 29-35.

Foreword

Nye, Jr., Joseph S., and Brent Scowcroft. Foreword. The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose. Ed. Kurt Campbell and Jonathon Price. Aspen Strategy Group, 2009, 13-17.

Linking International Agricultural Research Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development

Kristjanson, Patti, Robin S. Reid, Nancy Dickson, William C. Clark, Dannie Romney, Ranjitha Puskur, Susan MacMillan, and Delia Grace. "Linking International Agricultural Research Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106.13 (March 31, 2009): 5047-5052.

The Real Afghan Issue is Pakistan

Allison, Graham. "The Real Afghan Issue is Pakistan." Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2009.

Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights

Ruggie, John Gerard. "Protect, Respect and Remedy: The United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights." Report presented at the American Society of International Law, Proceedings, 103rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 25-28, 2009.

How to Keep the Bomb From Terrorists

Allison, Graham. "How to Keep the Bomb From Terrorists." Newsweek. March 23, 2009.

The Question of Relevance

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. The Question of Relevance. The Future of Political Science. Ed. Gary King, Kay Lehman Schlozman, and Norman H. Nie. Routledge, 2009, 252-254.

Keeping China and the U.S. Together

Allison, Graham. Keeping China and the U.S. Together. Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the US-China Relationship. Ed. Richard Rosecrance and Gu Guoliang. PublicAffairs, 2009, 137-152.

Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations

Inglehart, Ronald, and Pippa Norris. "Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-007, 2009.

The Rise of China's Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States

Nye, Jr., Joseph S., and Wang Jisi. The Rise of China's Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States. Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the US-China Relationship. Ed. Richard Rosecrance and Gu Guoliang. PublicAffairs, 2009.

The ‘Mere Fortuity of Birth?’: Children, Borders, and the Right to Citizenship

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The ‘Mere Fortuity of Birth?’: Children, Borders, and the Right to Citizenship." Migrations and Mobilities. Ed. Seyla Benhabib and Judith Resnik. NYU Press, 2009.

Avoiding Crisis Between Superpowers

Allison, Graham. Avoiding Crisis Between Superpowers. Power and Restraint. Ed. Richard Rosecrance and Gu Guoliang. PublicAffairs, 2009.

Samuel Huntington's Legacy: Day 2

Walt, Stephen. "Samuel Huntington's Legacy: Day 2." Web Exclusive. Foreign Policy. January 2009.

The Essential Parallel Between Science and Democracy

Jasanoff, Sheila. "The Essential Parallel Between Science and Democracy." Seed Magazine. February 17, 2009.

Demography and National Security: An Examination of Population Shifts in Israel

Toft, Monica Duffy. "Demography and National Security: An Examination of Population Shifts in Israel." Paper presented at the International Studies Association 50th annual convention, New York, February 15, 2009.

Computational Social Science

Lazer, David, Alex Pentland, Lada Adamic, Sinan Aral, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Devon Brewer, Nicholas Christakis, Noshir Contractor, James Fowler, Myron Gutmann, Tony Jebara, Gary King, Michael Macy, Deb Roy, and Marshall Van Alstyne. "Computational Social Science." Science 323.5915 (February 6, 2009): 721-723.

Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges

U.S. Committee on Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, and Russian Committee on Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Russia Academy of Sciences. "Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges." National Academies Press, December 2008. (Matthew Bunn, U.S. Committee member.)

Driving Carbon Capture and Storage Forward in China

Liu, Hengwei, and Kelly Sims Gallagher. "Driving Carbon Capture and Storage Forward in China." Energy Procedia 1.1 (February 2009): 3877-3884.

The Civil-Military Challenge

Sewall, Sarah, and John P. White. "The Civil-Military Challenge." Boston Globe, January 29, 2009.

World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism

Graham, Bob, Jim Talent, Timothy J. Roemer, Wendy R. Sherman, Graham T. Allison, Richard Verma, Henry Sokolski, Stephen Rademaker, and Robin Cleveland. "World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism." Testimony for the Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, January 22, 2009.

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