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

In a Quandary over Withdrawal Countdown.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "In a Quandary over Withdrawal Countdown." Bangkok Post, December 20, 2005.

What's the Story Behind 30,000 Iraqi Deaths?

Sewall, Sarah. "What's the Story Behind 30,000 Iraqi Deaths?" Washington Post, December 18, 2005.

We Can Do more than Just Whine over Expatriots.

Juma, Calestous. "We Can Do more than Just Whine over Expatriots." The Standard (Kenya), December 9, 2005.

Sullying Our Reputation.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Sullying Our Reputation." Chicago Tribune, December 6, 2005.

Learning from the U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts.

Morgan, M. Granger, Robin Cantor, William C. Clark, et al. "Learning from the U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts." Environmental Science and Technology 39.23 (December 2005): 9023-9032.

The Politics of Public Safety Communication Interoperability Regulation.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "The Politics of Public Safety Communication Interoperability Regulation." Telecommunications Policy 29.11 (December 2005): 831.

Nuclear Terrorism and the Transatlantic Community

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Terrorism and the Transatlantic Community." Visions of the Atlantic Alliance: The United States, the European Union, and NATO. Ed. Simon Serfaty. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2005.

Missions.

Power, Samantha. "Missions." New Yorker November 28, 2005.

Kyrgyzstan at Crossroads: Asian Nation Could Be a Democracy or a Disaster.

Hunt, Swanee. "Kyrgyzstan at Crossroads: Asian Nation Could Be a Democracy or a Disaster." Boston Herald, November 28, 2005.

Go for Innovators, Not Tribal Chiefs.

Juma, Calestous. "Go for Innovators, Not Tribal Chiefs." The Saturday Nation (Kenya), November 26, 2005.

AAGM: East Africans Must Seize the Moment.

Juma, Calestous. "AAGM: East Africans Must Seize the Moment." The Daily Nation (Kenya), November 22, 2005.

Of Might and Right: The Allure of Asia.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Of Might and Right: The Allure of Asia." Manila Times, November 18, 2005.

Soft Power Matters in Asia.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Soft Power Matters in Asia." Japan Times, November 18, 2005.

The Blame Game.

Walt, Stephen. "The Blame Game." Foreign Policy 151 (November/December 2005): 44-46.

Planetary Malpractice.

Clark, William. "Planetary Malpractice." Environment 47.9 (November 2005): 3.

Unfinished Business in Afghanistan.

Hunt, Swanee. "Unfinished Business in Afghanistan." Washington Times, October 30, 2005.

In the Democracies of DNA: Ontological Uncertainty and Political Order in Three States.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "In the Democracies of DNA: Ontological Uncertainty and Political Order in Three States." New Genetics and Society 24.2 (2005): 139-155.

In Fighting Terrorism, Bush Has Forgotten to Use Soft Power.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "In Fighting Terrorism, Bush Has Forgotten to Use Soft Power." Daily Star (Beirut), October 25, 2005.

Why Wait on Darfur?

Rotberg, Robert I. "Why Wait on Darfur?" Boston Globe, October 24, 2005.

The Future of the Jihadi Movement: A 5-Year Forecast.

Brachman, Jarret, Peter Bergen, Barbara K. Bodine, and Jessica Stern. "The Future of the Jihadi Movement: A 5-Year Forecast." Chronicle of Higher Education October 20, 2006: 64.

The World Watches as the U.S. Attempts Its Restoration.

Walt, Stephen. "The World Watches as the U.S. Attempts Its Restoration." Financial Times, October 18, 2005.

Where Quotas Work.

Hunt, Swanee. "Where Quotas Work." Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2005.

How to Counter Terrorism's Online Generation.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "How to Counter Terrorism's Online Generation." Financial Times, October 12, 2005.

Ensuring (and Insuring?) Critical Information Infrastructure Protection.

Cukier, Kenneth, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Lewis Branscomb. "Ensuring (and Insuring?) Critical Information Infrastructure Protection." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-055, October 2005.

The Cascade of Proliferation.

Allison, Graham. "The Cascade of Proliferation." Atlantic October 2005.

Earth Systems Analysis for Sustainability.

Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim, Paul J. Crutzen, William C. Clark, and Julian Hunt. "Earth Systems Analysis for Sustainability." Environment 47.8 (October 2005): 10-25.

Von Äpfeln und Birnen, oder: Gedanken zu Eliteuniversitäten.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "Von Äpfeln und Birnen, oder: Gedanken zu Eliteuniversitäten." JURA: Juristische Ausbildung 27.10 (October 2005): 666-670.

Napster's Second Life? - The Regulatory Challenges of Virtual Worlds.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and John Crowley. "Napster's Second Life? - The Regulatory Challenges of Virtual Worlds." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-052, September 2005.

Dawning of a New Era: The LNG Story.

Lee, Henry. "Dawning of a New Era: The LNG Story." ENRP Discussion Paper (BCSIA) and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-053, September 2005.

The Good News from Kabul.

Hunt, Swanee. "The Good News from Kabul." Modesto Bee, September 29, 2005.

Small Groups Find Fatal Purpose Through the Web.

Atran, Scott, and Jessica Stern. "Small Groups Find Fatal Purpose Through the Web." Nature 437.7059 (September 29, 2005): 620.

The Broken Contract.

Ignatieff, Michael. "The Broken Contract." New York Times Magazine September 25, 2005.

Limiting Secrecy under the Patriot Act.

Heymann, Philip B., and Juliette Kayyem. "Limiting Secrecy under the Patriot Act." Boston Globe, September 22, 2005.

Science and Democracy in Europe and the United States.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Science and Democracy in Europe and the United States." Genetic Engineering News 25.16 (2005): 6-8.

Does Increasing Democracy Undercut Terrorists?

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Does Increasing Democracy Undercut Terrorists?" Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2005.

Small Steps Toward Nuclear Control.

Allison, Graham. "Small Steps Toward Nuclear Control." Defense News, September 19, 2005.

Report of the External Review of the Systemwide Programme on Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB): 'Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the ASB Programme.'

Clark, William C., Arnoldo Contreras, and Karl Harmsen. "Report of the External Review of the Systemwide Programme on Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB): 'Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the ASB Programme.'" CGIAR Science Council Secretariat, U.S. Food and Agriculture Organization, September 2005.

Taming American Power.

Walt, Stephen. "Taming American Power." Foreign Affairs 84.5 (Sep/Oct 2005): 105-120.

Women Key to UN Reforms.

Hunt, Swanee. "Women Key to UN Reforms." Modesto Bee, September 14, 2005.

Appointments that Disappoint.

Kayyem, Juliette. "Appointments that Disappoint." Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2005.

The Challenge of Protecting Critical Infrastructure.

Auerswald, Philip E., Lewis M. Branscomb, Todd M. La Porte, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan. "The Challenge of Protecting Critical Infrastructure." Issues in Science and Technology 22.1 (Fall 2005): 77-83.

In Search of the Story: Narratives of Intellectual Property.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor. "In Search of the Story: Narratives of Intellectual Property." Virginia Journal of Law & Technology 10.11 (Fall 2005): 1-19.

Understanding Private-Sector Decision Making for Early-Stage Technology Development: A 'Between Invention and Innovation Project' Report.

Auerswald, Philip, Lewis M. Branscomb, Nicholas Demos, and Brian K. Min. "Understanding Private-Sector Decision Making for Early-Stage Technology Development: A 'Between Invention and Innovation Project' Report." Advanced Technology Program, NIST, U.S. Department of Commerce, September 2005.

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