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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.

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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.

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

The Decline of America's Soft Power.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Decline of America's Soft Power." Foreign Affairs (May/June 2004).

Watch Out

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Watch Out." Review of Fortress America: On the Front Lines of Homeland Security, by Matthew Brzezinski. Washington Post Book World, September 12, 2004.

Lonely at the Top: Two Books Examine the Fate of the Nation in a Dangerous World

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Lonely at the Top: Two Books Examine the Fate of the Nation in a Dangerous World." Review of Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History andThe French Betrayal of America, by Lee Harris and Kenneth R. Timmerman, respectively. Washington Post Book World, April 18, 2004: T04.

Still Life

Power, Samantha. "Still Life." Rwanda: After. Ed. Michal Ronnen Safdie. Carr Foundation, 2004.

Unpunishable.

Power, Samantha. "Unpunishable." New Republic December 29, 2003: 18-20.

Why America Must Know Its Limits.

Ignatieff, Michael. "Why America Must Know Its Limits." Financial Times, December 24, 2003.

Good Nukes, Bad Nukes.

Carter, Ashton B., Arnold Kanter, William J. Perry, and Brent Scowcroft. "Good Nukes, Bad Nukes." New York Times, December 22, 2003.

When Bombers Are Women.

Stern, Jessica. "When Bombers Are Women." Washington Post, December 18, 2003.

War Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry.

Power, Samantha. "War Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry." New York Times, December 14, 2003.

The Forgotten Poor.

Hunt, Swanee. "The Forgotten Poor." Scripps Howard News Service, December 3, 2003.

How to Kill a Country.

Power, Samantha. "How to Kill a Country." Atlantic Monthly December 2003.

The Economics of Reprocessing vs. Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel.

Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, and Bob van der Zwaan. "The Economics of Reprocessing vs. Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel." BCSIA Working Paper, December 2003.

Terrorism's New Mecca.

Stern, Jessica. "Terrorism's New Mecca." Globe and Mail, November 28, 2003.

Coercive Conservativism.

Hunt, Swanee. "Coercive Conservativism." Scripps Howard News Service, November 19, 2003.

Assessing the Challenges Confronting Distributive Electric Generation.

Lee, Henry. "Assessing the Challenges Confronting Distributive Electric Generation." The Electricity Journal 16.5 (November 2003).

Implications for Public Policy of the Threat from Bioterrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Implications for Public Policy of the Threat from Bioterrorism." BCSIA Discussion Paper, November 2003.

Iranian Ambitions Call for a United Reaction.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Iranian Ambitions Call for a United Reaction." Financial Times, October 28, 2003.

Rwandan Women Step Forward: Woman's Touch has Stabilized Rawanda.

Hunt, Swanee. "Rwandan Women Step Forward: Woman's Touch has Stabilized Rawanda." Scripps Howard News Service, October 8, 2003.

Increasing U.S. Natural Gas Supplies.

Holdren, John P., et al. "Increasing U.S. Natural Gas Supplies." National Commission on Energy Policy, October 2003.

Living Off Poor Women: Women Key to Unlocking Global Economy.

Hunt, Swanee. "Living Off Poor Women: Women Key to Unlocking Global Economy." Scripps Howard News Service, September 24, 2003.

We're Still Vulnerable.

Allison, Graham. "We're Still Vulnerable." Boston Globe, September 12, 2003.

Bush Needs a Mideast Exit Plan.

Walt, Stephen. "Bush Needs a Mideast Exit Plan." Financial Times, London edition, September 8, 2003: 19.

Why Are We In Iraq? And Liberia? And Afghanistan?

Ignatieff, Michael. "Why Are We In Iraq? And Liberia? And Afghanistan?" New York Times Magazine September 7, 2003.

Urban Environments: Battlegrounds for Global Sustainability.

Clark, William C. "Urban Environments: Battlegrounds for Global Sustainability." Environment 45.7 (September 2003): 1.

Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science." Minerva 41.3 (September 2003).

Political Prosecutions Threaten Russia's Ambitions.

Allison, Graham. "Political Prosecutions Threaten Russia's Ambitions." Wall Street Journal Europe, September 1, 2003.

The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child.

Bhabha, Jacqueline. "The Citizenship Deficit: On Being a Citizen Child." Development 46.3 (September 2003).

How America Created a Terrorist Haven.

Stern, Jessica. "How America Created a Terrorist Haven." New York Times, August 20, 2003.

No Honor in Murder.

Hunt, Swanee. "No Honor in Murder." Scripps Howard News Service, August 6, 2003.

Reviving the Electricity Sector.

Holdren, John P., et al. "Reviving the Electricity Sector." National Commission on Energy Policy, August 2003.

U.S. Power and Strategy After Iraq.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "U.S. Power and Strategy After Iraq." Foreign Affairs 82.4 (July/August 2003): 60-73.

The Cost of Going It Alone.

Hunt, Swanee. "The Cost of Going It Alone." San Diego Union-Tribune, July 17, 2003.

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Progress Update

Bunn, Matthew. "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Progress Update." Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University and Nuclear Threat Initiative, 2003.

Nuclear Terrorism Poses the Gravest Threat Today.

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Terrorism Poses the Gravest Threat Today." Wall Street Journal Europe, July 14, 2003.

Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum.

Falk, Richard, Mary Kaldor, Carl Tham, Samantha Power, Mahmood Mamdani, David Rieff, Eric Rouleau, Zia Mian, Ronald Steel, Stephen Holmes, Ramesh Thakur, and Stephen Zunes. "Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum." The Nation July 14, 2003.

The Court's Affirming Action.

Hunt, Swanee. "The Court's Affirming Action." Scripps Howard News Service, July 2, 2003.

An American Security Policy: Challenge, Opportunity, Commitment.

Perry, William J. (chair), with Madeleine K. Albright, Samuel R. Berger, Louis Caldera, Ashton B. Carter, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Michele A. Flournoy, Alfonso E. Lenhardt, John D. Podesta, Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, and Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. “An American Security Policy: Challenge, Opportunity, Commitment." National Security Advisory Group Report, July 2003.

Aftermath of War: Women Can Help Win the Peace in Iraq.

Hunt, Swanee. "Aftermath of War: Women Can Help Win the Peace in Iraq." San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2003.

Fighting Terrorism Requires Aid, Arms.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Fighting Terrorism Requires Aid, Arms." Korea Herald, June 20, 2003.

(No?) Accounting for Expertise.

Jasanoff, Sheila. "(No?) Accounting for Expertise." Science & Public Policy 30.3 (June 2003): 157-162.

Executive Summary.

Merrigan, Kathleen A., Bruce Bistrian, George Blackburn, Johanna T. Dwyer, Calestous Juma, Maureen Mackey, Irwin H. Rosenberg, and Vernon R. Young. "Executive Summary." Nutrition Reviews 61.6 (June 2003): 95-100.

Securing Nuclear Warheads and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action

Bunn, Matthew. "Securing Nuclear Warheads and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action." Austrian Military Periodical, Special Edition, Proceedings of the EU-High Level Scientific International Con. on Strengthening global Practices for Protecting Nuclear Material (2003).

Ill-Suited for Empire.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Ill-Suited for Empire." Washington Post, May 25, 2003: B07.

The AIDS Rebel: An Activist Fights Drug Companies, The Government -- and His Own Illness

Power, Samantha. "The AIDS Rebel: An Activist Fights Drug Companies, The Government -- and His Own Illness" New Yorker May 14, 2003.

The Role of Women in the New Iraq.

Hunt, Swanee. "The Role of Women in the New Iraq." Scripps Howard News Service, May 7, 2003.

Bush Faces a Tougher Test in North Korea.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Bush Faces a Tougher Test in North Korea." Boston Globe, May 7, 2003.

Gorillas in Our Midst: Rulers in the Twentieth Century.

Rotberg, Robert I. "Gorillas in Our Midst: Rulers in the Twentieth Century." Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 33.4 (Spring 2003): 587-591.

Providing 'Better' Data: Not as Simple as it Might Seem.

O'Malley, Robin, Kent Cavender-Bares, and William C. Clark. "Providing 'Better' Data: Not as Simple as it Might Seem." Environment 45.4 (May 2003): 8-18.

The Velvet Hegemon.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Velvet Hegemon." Foreign Policy (May 2003).

What UN Can and Can't Do in Iraq.

Ruggie, John Gerard. "What UN Can and Can't Do in Iraq." Boston Globe, April 23, 2003.