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

God and Global Politics.

Toft, Monica Duffy, with Timothy Shah. “God and Global Politics." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

Demographic Shifts and Security Policy: The Case of Israel.

Toft, Monica Duffy. "Demographic Shifts and Security Policy: The Case of Israel." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

The Day After: Action Following a Nuclear Blast in a U.S. City.

Carter, Ashton B., William J. Perry, and Michael M. May. "The Day After: Action Following a Nuclear Blast in a U.S. City." Washington Quarterly 30.4 (Autumn 2007): 19-32.

Crafting a New Counterinsurgency Doctrine.

Sewall, Sarah. "Crafting a New Counterinsurgency Doctrine." Foreign Service Journal (September 2007): 33-40.

Putting Remittances to Good Use.

Juma, Calestous. "Putting Remittances to Good Use." Business Daily (Nairobi), August 30, 2007.

Fueling a Sustainable Economy.

Juma, Calestous. "Fueling a Sustainable Economy." Business Daily (Nairobi), August 23, 2007.

The Challenge of Energy Security.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Challenge of Energy Security." Project Syndicate, August 19, 2007.

The Different Dimensions of Global Energy Security.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Different Dimensions of Global Energy Security." Daily Star (Lebanon), August 17, 2007.

Innovation System Needs Reforms.

Juma, Calestous. "Innovation System Needs Reforms." Business Daily (Nairobi), August 16, 2007.

Attempts to Control News Futile.

Juma, Calestous. "Attempts to Control News Futile." Daily Nation (Kenya), August 13, 2007.

Financing IT-based Ventures.

Juma, Calestous. "Financing IT-based Ventures." Business Daily (Nairobi), August 2, 2007.

Population Shifts and Civil War: A Test of Power Transition Theory.

Toft, Monica Duffy. "Population Shifts and Civil War: A Test of Power Transition Theory." International Interactions 33.3 (July-September 2007): 243-269.

Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa's Development: Report of the High-Level African Panel on Modern Biotechnology.

Juma, Calestous, and Ismail Serageldin. "Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa's Development: Report of the High-Level African Panel on Modern Biotechnology." African Union and New Partnership for Africa's Development (nepadst.org), August 2007.

Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector.

Gallagher, Kelly Sims, Gustavo Collantes, John P. Holdren, Henry Lee, and Robert Frosch. "Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector." ETIP Discussion Paper (BCSIA), Summer 2007.

Im Westen doch Neues. Veränderte Konstellationen ermöglichen vertiefte transatlantische Kooperation.

Kaiser, Karl. "Im Westen doch Neues. Veränderte Konstellationen ermöglichen vertiefte transatlantische Kooperation." Internationale Politik (July/August 2007): 118-119.

Managing Technological Risks.

Juma, Calestous. "Managing Technological Risks." Business Daily (Nairobi), July 27, 2007.

American Foreign Policy After Iraq.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "American Foreign Policy After Iraq." Chronicle of Higher Education, 53.47, July 27, 2007.

Time to Heal US-Turkey Wounds.

Allison, Graham. "Time to Heal US-Turkey Wounds." Christian Science Monitor, July 24, 2007.

Biotech Critics are Playing God.

Juma, Calestous. "Biotech Critics are Playing God." Business Daily (Nairobi), July 20, 2007.

We Have Met the Flawed United Nations, and It Is Us.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "We Have Met the Flawed United Nations, and It Is Us." The Daily Star (Lebanon), July 20, 2007.

Global Fissile Materials Report 2007: Disposition of Excess Highly Enriched Uranium

Bunn, Matthew, and Anatoli Diakov. "Global Fissile Materials Report 2007: Disposition of Excess Highly Enriched Uranium." International Panel on Fissile Materials, 2007.

Lessons Africans Must Learn from Chinese Expansion.

Juma, Calestous. "Lessons Africans Must Learn from Chinese Expansion." Business Daily (Nairobi), July 13, 2007.

Does the U.N. Still Matter?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Does the U.N. Still Matter?" Financial Express (India), July 13, 2007.

Build Africa's Economic Foundations First.

Juma, Calestous. "Build Africa's Economic Foundations First." Business Daily (Nairobi), July 6, 2007.

The Lobster Summit.

Allison, Graham. "The Lobster Summit." Boston Globe, July 5, 2007.

Right Vision, Wrong Strategy.

Juma, Calestous. "Right Vision, Wrong Strategy." The Guardian, July 2, 2007.

Fast Action Needed to Avert Nuclear Terror Strike on U.S.

Allison, Graham. "Fast Action Needed to Avert Nuclear Terror Strike on U.S." Baltimore Sun, July 2, 2007.

Africa's Troubled Leadership and What to do About It.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Africa's Troubled Leadership and What to do About It." Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 31.2 (Summer 2007): 149-164.

Ethics on the Battlefield.

Sewall, Sarah. "Ethics on the Battlefield." San Francisco Chronicle, July 1, 2007.

Power to the People.

Juma, Calestous. "Power to the People." World Conservation 37.2 (July 2007): 10-12.

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.

No Loose Nukes: Preventing a Nuclear Attack on the U.S.

Alison, Graham. "No Loose Nukes: Preventing a Nuclear Attack on the U.S." The Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA), June 28, 2007.

China's Mixed Role in Africa.

Rotberg, Robert I. "China's Mixed Role in Africa." Boston Globe, June 23, 2007.

Excessive Protection of IPRs Counter-Productive.

Juma, Calestous. "Excessive Protection of IPRs Counter-Productive." Business Daily (Nairobi), June 22, 2007.

A Heavy Hand in Afghanistan.

Sewall, Sarah. "A Heavy Hand in Afghanistan." Boston Globe, June 15, 2007.

Global Fissile Materials Report 2007: Disposition of Excess Plutonium

Bunn, Matthew, and Anatoli Diakov. "Global Fissile Materials Report 2007: Disposition of Excess Plutonium." International Panel on Fissile Materials, 2007.

The Seven Myths of Nuclear Terrorism

Bunn, Matthew, and Anthony Wier. "The Seven Myths of Nuclear Terrorism." Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism. Ed. Russell D. Howard and James J.F. Forest. McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Japan's Valued Role in Promoting Public Goods.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Japan's Valued Role in Promoting Public Goods." Asahi Shimbun (Japan), June 14, 2007.

After the Bomb.

Perry, William, Ashton B. Carter, and Michael May. "After the Bomb." New York Times, June 12, 2007: A-24.

Presidential Science Advisory Offices Needed.

Juma, Calestous. "Presidential Science Advisory Offices Needed." Business Daily (Nairobi), June 8, 2007.

Bargaining with Russia to Contain Iran.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Bargaining with Russia to Contain Iran." Boston Globe, June 8, 2007.

Not Quite Quiet on the Western Front.

Kaiser, Karl. "Not Quite Quiet on the Western Front." AICGS Advisor (7 June 2007).

Bhopal's Trials of Knowledge and Ignorance.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Bhopal's Trials of Knowledge and Ignorance." ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society 98.2 (June 2007): 344-350.

Searching for Oil: China's Initiatives in the Middle East.

Lee, Henry, and Dan A. Shalmon. "Searching for Oil: China's Initiatives in the Middle East." Environment 49.5 (June 2007): 8-21.

Creating Smart Governments.

Juma, Calestous. "Creating Smart Governments." Business Daily (Nairobi), June 1, 2007.

Elections and the Future of E-voting: Editor’s Note

Branscomb, Lewis M. "Elections and the Future of E-voting: Editor’s Note." The Bridge 37.2 (Summer 2007): 3-4.

The Day After: Action in the 24 Hours Following a Nuclear Blast in an American City.

Carter, Ashton B., William J. Perry, and Michael M. May. "The Day After: Action in the 24 Hours Following a Nuclear Blast in an American City." Preventative Defense Project, May 2007.