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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.

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.

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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

Trump’s Cuts Would Cripple the Country’s Diplomats When We Need Them Most

Burns, Nicholas. "Trump’s Cuts Would Cripple the Country’s Diplomats When We Need Them Most." Washington Post, March 4, 2017.

A discussion of Alexander Cooley and Jack Snyder's Ranking the World

Norris, Pippa. "A discussion of Alexander Cooley and Jack Snyder's Ranking the World." Perspectives on Politics 15.1 (March 2017): 165.

Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program

Keith, David. "Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program." Issues in Science & Technology 33.3 (Spring 2017): 71-77.

Politics and Policy Implementation in the Third World

Grindle, Merilee S. Politics and Policy Implementation in the Third World, 2. Princeton University Press, 2017.

Three Pillars of Organization Excellence

Born, Dana, William H. Hendrix, and Emily Pate. "Three Pillars of Organization Excellence." The Journal of Character & Leadership Integration (Winter 2017): 45-54.

Responsibility and Global Justice

Risse, Mathias. "Responsibility and Global Justice." Ratio Juris 30.1 (March 2017): 41-58.

My Friend, the Russian Ambassador

Power, Samantha. "My Friend, the Russian Ambassador." New York Times. February 25, 2017.

The Idea of Legitimate Authority in the Practice of Medicine

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "The Idea of Legitimate Authority in the Practice of Medicine." AMA Journal of Ethics 19.2 (February 2017): 207-213.

The Conceptual Framework of Political Support

Norris, Pippa. "The Conceptual Framework of Political Support." Handbook on Political Trust. Ed. Sonja Zmerli and Tom van der Meer. Edward Elgar, 2017.

Electoral Transitions: Stumbling out of the Gate

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Transitions: Stumbling out of the Gate." Democratization in the 21st Century: Reviving Transitology. Ed. Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou and Timothy D. Sisk.. Routledge, 2017, 49-74.

Electoral Integrity and Electoral Systems

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Integrity and Electoral Systems." Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems. Ed. Erik S. Herron, Robert J. Pekkanen, and Matthew S. Shugart. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Electoral Integrity

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Integrity." The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion. Ed. Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch, Christopher Wlezien.. Routledge, 2017.

The Long Life of Nancy Fraser’s “Rethinking the Public Sphere”

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Long Life of Nancy Fraser’s “Rethinking the Public Sphere”." Feminism, Capitalism, and Critique. Ed. Banu Bargu and Chiara Bottici. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 101-118.

The Polarization Crisis in the US and the Future of Listening

Mansbridge, Jane, and Audrey Latura. "The Polarization Crisis in the US and the Future of Listening." Strong Democracy in Crisis: Promise or Peril? Ed. Trevor Norris. Lexington Books, 2017.

Political Trust, Education, and Socialization

Mayne, Quinton, and Armen Hakhverdian. "Political Trust, Education, and Socialization." Handbook on Political Trust. Ed. Sonja Zmerli and Tom van der Meer. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017, 176-196.

How Uncertainty About Judicial Nominees Can Distort the Con firmation Process

Sen, Maya, and William Spaniel. "How Uncertainty About Judicial Nominees Can Distort the Con firmation Process." Journal of Theoretical Politics 29.1 (January 2017): 22-47.

A Common-Space Scaling of the American Judiciary and Legal Profession

Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. "A Common-Space Scaling of the American Judiciary and Legal Profession." Political Analysis 25.1 (January 2017): 114-121.

Professional Detachment: The Executioner of Paris

Applbaum, Arthur Isak. "Professional Detachment: The Executioner of Paris." Public Ethics. Ed. Richard Bellamy and Antonino Palumbo. Routledge, 2017.

Good Governance, RIP: A Critique and an Alternative

Grindle, Merilee S. "Good Governance, RIP: A Critique and an Alternative." Governance 30.1 (January 2017): 17-22.

Judicial Reform as a Tug of War: How Ideological Differences Between Politicians and the Bar Explain Attempts at Judicial Reform

Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. "Judicial Reform as a Tug of War: How Ideological Differences Between Politicians and the Bar Explain Attempts at Judicial Reform." Vanderbilt Law Review 70.6 (2017): 1781-1811.

Diversity, Qualifications, and Ideology: How Female and Minority Judges Have Changed, or Not Changed, Over Time

Sen, Maya. "Diversity, Qualifications, and Ideology: How Female and Minority Judges Have Changed, or Not Changed, Over Time." Wisconsin Law Review 3 (2017): 367-400.

Social Policy Expansion in Latin America

Garay, Candelaria. Social Policy Expansion in Latin America. Cambridge University Press, 2016.

E-Governance, Accountability, and Leakage in Public Programs: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Management Reform in India

Banerjee, Abhijit, Esther Duflo, Clement Imbert, Santhosh Mathew, Rohini Pande. "E-Governance, Accountability, and Leakage in Public Programs: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Management Reform in India." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-056, October 7, 2016.

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-052, December 2016.

Our Desperate Need to Save US Democracy from Ourselves

Fung, Archon. "Our Desperate Need to Save US Democracy from Ourselves." The Hill, December 7, 2016.

Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations." Muslim Diasporas in the West: Critical Readings in Sociology. Ed. Abbas, Tahir. Routledge, 2016.

Party System Institutionalization, Party Collapse, and Party Building

Mainwaring, Scott. "Party System Institutionalization, Party Collapse, and Party Building." Government and Opposition 51 No. 4 (2016): 691-716.

Humanity's Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration

Risse, Mathias. "Humanity's Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration." Journal of Practical Ethics 4.2 (December 2016).

The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers

Bonica, Adam, Adam S. Chilton, and Maya Sen. "The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers." Journal of Legal Analysis 8.2 (December 2016): 277-335.

Democracy and Clientelism: How Uneasy a Relationship?

Grindle, Merilee S. "Democracy and Clientelism: How Uneasy a Relationship?" Review of Clientelism, Social Policy and the Quality of Democracy Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics; Mobilizing Poor Voters: Machine Politics, Clientelism & Social Networks in Argentina, by Diego Abente Brun, Larry Diamond, Tina Hilgers, Mariela Szwarcberg. Latin American Research Review, 51.3, 2016: 241-249.

On the Significance of Membership in Approaches to Global Justice: Putting Carens in Context

Risse, Mathias. "On the Significance of Membership in Approaches to Global Justice: Putting Carens in Context." Journal of Applied Philosophy 33.4 (November 2016): 443-449.

Regimes and Randomization: Authoritarianism and Field Research in Contemporary Kenya

Sheely, Ryan. "Regimes and Randomization: Authoritarianism and Field Research in Contemporary Kenya." Social Science Quarterly 97.4 (December 2016): 936-952.

El Marathon Electoral de America

Norris, Pippa, Miguel Angel Lara Otaola, Ferran Martinez I Coma. "El Marathon Electoral de America." Foreign Affairs Latin America 16.4 (November 2016): 77-86.

Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era

Hehir, J. Bryan. "Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era." Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine. Ed. Democopoulos, George, and Aristotle Papanikalaou. Fordham University Press, November 2016.

Growing Pains for Global Monitoring of Societal Events

Lazer, David. "Growing Pains for Global Monitoring of Societal Events." Science 353.6307 (September 2016): 1502-1503.

Why American Elections Are Flawed (and How to Fix Them)

Norris, Pippa. "Why American Elections Are Flawed (and How to Fix Them)." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-038, September 2016.

The Morality of Risks in Research: Reflections on Kumar

Kamm, Frances. "The Morality of Risks in Research: Reflections on Kumar." Journal of Medical Ethics (September 19, 2016).

News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-051, September 2016.

Unresponsive and Unpersuaded: The Unintended Consequences of a Voter Persuasion Effort

Bailey, Michael A., Daniel J. Hopkins, and Todd Rogers. "Unresponsive and Unpersuaded: The Unintended Consequences of a Voter Persuasion Effort." Political Behavior 38.3 (September 2016): 713-746.

Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism:
Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash

Inglehart, Ronald, and Pippa Norris. "Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-026, August 2016.

The Ethics of Later Abortion

Kamm, Frances. "The Ethics of Later Abortion." The Philosophers' Magazine 74 (August 3, 2016): 19-21.

Unacquainted Callers Can Predict Which Citizens Will Vote Over and Above Citizens' Stated Self-Predictions

Rogers, Todd. "Unacquainted Callers Can Predict Which Citizens Will Vote Over and Above Citizens' Stated Self-Predictions." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113.23 (June 7, 2011): 6449-6453.

Controlling Political Communication and Civil Society under Xi Jinping

Saich, Anthony. "Controlling Political Communication and Civil Society under Xi Jinping." Merics Papers on China No. 1 (June 2016): 22-25.

State-Society Relations in the People’s Republic of China Post-1949

Saich, Anthony. State-Society Relations in the People’s Republic of China Post-1949. Brill Press, 2016.

Education, Socialization, and Political Trust

Mayne, Quinton, and Armen Hakhverdian. "Education, Socialization, and Political Trust." Handbook on Political Trust. Ed. Sonja Zmerli, and Tom van der Meer. Edward Elgar, 2016, 176-196.

Putting the demos back into the concept of democratic quality

Mayne, Quinton, and Brigitte Geissel. "Putting the demos back into the concept of democratic quality." International Political Science Review (2016).

Electoral Integrity in East Asia

Norris, Pippa. "Electoral Integrity in East Asia." Routledge Handbook on Democratization in East Asia. Ed. Tun-jen Cheng and Yun-han Chu. Routledge, 2016, 1-25.

Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects

Acharya, Avidit, Matthew Blackwell, and Maya Sen. "Explaining Causal Findings Without Bias: Detecting and Assessing Direct Effects." The American Political Science Review 110.3 (August 2016).

Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law
Clerk Hiring

Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. "Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-031, July 2016.

News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences

Patterson, Thomas E. "News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-050, July 2016.