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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.

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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

The deepest foundation of our democratic crisis

Mansbridge, Jane. "The deepest foundation of our democratic crisis." International Political Science Review (December 21, 2023).

Mark Warren: Between Realism and Aspiration—Democracy for the Twenty-First Century

Mansbridge, Jane, André Bächtiger, Dario Castiglione, Lisa Disch, John Gastil, Mark Brown, Simone Chambers, Rainer Forst, and Alfred Moore. "Mark Warren: Between Realism and Aspiration—Democracy for the Twenty-First Century." Political Science Today 3.3 (August 2023): 24-31.

The future of political theory: Lippincott lecture

Mansbridge, Jane. "The future of political theory: Lippincott lecture." Contemporary Political Theory (April 2023).

“A Contingent ‘Yes’” Revisited

Mansbridge, Jane. "“A Contingent ‘Yes’” Revisited." Politics & Gender (March 15, 2023): 1-8.

Representing and Being Represented in Turn’ - A Symposium on Hélène Landemore’s Open Democracy

Mansbridge, Jane, Joshua Cohen, Daniela Cammack, Peter Stone, Christopher H. Achen, Ethan J. Leib, and Hélène Landemore. "Representing and Being Represented in Turn’ - A Symposium on Hélène Landemore’s "Open Democracy"." Journal of Deliberative Democracy 18.1 (2022).

Deliberative Polling Comes of Age

Mansbridge, Jane. "Deliberative Polling Comes of Age." The Good Society 27.1-2 (December 2019): 118-129.

Representation, Legitimacy, and Innovation

Mansbridge, Jane. "Representation, Legitimacy, and Innovation." Journal of Chinese Governance 4.4 (October 2019): 299-322.

Populism and Democratic Theory

Mansbridge, Jane, and Stephen Macedo. "Populism and Democratic Theory." Annual Review of Law and Social Science 15 (October 2019): 59-77.

The Crisis of Democracy and the Science of Deliberation

Dryzek, John S., André Bächtiger, Simone Chambers, Joshua Cohen, James N. Druckman, Andrea Felicetti, James S. Fishkin, et al. "The Crisis of Democracy and the Science of Deliberation." Science 363.6432 (March 2019): 1144-1146.

Benjamin Barber and the Practice of Political Theory

Battistoni, Richard, Mark B. Brown, John Dedrick, Lisa Disch, Jennet Kirkpatrick, and Jane Mansbridge. "Benjamin Barber and the Practice of Political Theory." Contemporary Political Theory 17.4 (November 2018): 478-510.

Should Workers Represent Workers?

Mansbridge, Jane. "Should Workers Represent Workers?" Swiss Political Science Review 21.2 (June 2015): 261-270.

The New Civic Politics: Civic Theory and Practice for the Future

Boyte, Harry, Stephen Elkin, Peter Levine, Jane Mansbridge, Elinor Ostrom, Karol Soltan, and Rogers Smith. "The New Civic Politics: Civic Theory and Practice for the Future." Good Society Journal 23.2 (November 2014): 206-211.

What is Political Science For?

Mansbridge, Jane. "What is Political Science For?" Perspectives on Politics 12.1 (April 2014): 8-17.

The Role of the State in Governing the Commons

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Role of the State in Governing the Commons." Environmental Science and Policy 36.8 (February 2014): 8-10.

Conflict and Commonality in Habermas’s Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere

Mansbridge, Jane. "Conflict and Commonality in Habermas’s Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere." Political Theory 40.6 (December 2012): 789-801.

Clarifying the Concept of Representation

Mansbridge, Jane. "Clarifying the Concept of Representation." American Political Science Review 105.3 (August 2011): 621-630.

Deliberative Polling as the Gold Standard

Mansbridge, Jane. "Deliberative Polling as the Gold Standard." The Good Society 19.1 (November 2010): 55-62.

Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons: A Discussion of Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

Mansbridge, Jane. "Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons: A Discussion of Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action." Perspective in Politics 8.2 (2010): 590-593.

The Place of Self-Interest and the Role of Power in Deliberative Democracy

Mansbridge, Jane, with James Bohman, Simone Chambers, David Estlund, Andreas Føllesdal, Archon Fung, Christina Lafont, Bernard Manin, and José Luis Martí. "The Place of Self-Interest and the Role of Power in Deliberative Democracy." Journal of Political Philosophy 18.1 (March 2010): 64-100.

Why Inequality in Outcome Was Not Peter Bachrach's Theme

Mansbridge, Jane. "Why Inequality in Outcome Was Not Peter Bachrach's Theme." PS: Political Science & Politics 43.1 (January 2010): 89-91.

A 'Selection Model' of Political Representation

Mansbridge, Jane. "A 'Selection Model' of Political Representation." Journal of Political Philosophy 17.4 (December 2009): 369-398.

Toward a Theory of Backlash: Dynamic Resistance and the Central Role of Power

Mansbridge, Jane, and Shauna L. Shames. "Toward a Theory of Backlash: Dynamic Resistance and the Central Role of Power." Politics & Gender 4 (November 2008): 623-634.

Self-Interest in Deliberation.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Self-Interest in Deliberation." Kettering Review 25.1 (Winter 2007): 62-72.

Conflicto y Autointerés en la Deliberación.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Conflicto y Autointerés en la Deliberación." Revista Argentina de Teoría Jurídica 10.1 (2007).

The Cultural Politics of Everyday Discourse: The Case of 'Male Chauvinist.'

Mansbridge, Jane, and Katherine Flaster. "The Cultural Politics of Everyday Discourse: The Case of 'Male Chauvinist.'" Critical Sociology 33.4 (2007): 627-660.

Norms of Deliberation: An Inductive Study.

Mansbridge, Jane, Janette Hartz-Karp, Matthew Amengual, and John Gastil. "Norms of Deliberation: An Inductive Study." Journal of Public Deliberation 2.1 (April 2006): 1-47.

Quota Problems: Combating the Dangers of Essentialism.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Quota Problems: Combating the Dangers of Essentialism." Politics and Gender 1.4 (December 2005): 622-638.

'Male Chauvinist', 'Feminist,' 'Sexist,' and 'Sexual Harassment': Different Trajectories in Feminist Linguistic Innovation.

Mansbridge, Jane, and Katherine Flaster. ""'Male Chauvinist', 'Feminist,' 'Sexist,' and 'Sexual Harassment': Different Trajectories in Feminist Linguistic Innovation."." American Speech 80.3 (Fall 2005): 256-279.

Cracking Through Hegemonic Ideology: The Logic of Formal Justice.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Cracking Through Hegemonic Ideology: The Logic of Formal Justice." Social Justice Research 18.3 (September 2005): 335-47.

Disagreement and Consensus: The Need for Dynamic Updating in Public Deliberation.

Karpowitz, Christopher F., and Jane Mansbridge. "Disagreement and Consensus: The Need for Dynamic Updating in Public Deliberation." Journal of Public Deliberation 1.1 (2005): 348-364.

The Fallacy of Tightening the Reins.

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Fallacy of Tightening the Reins." &Oumlsterreichische Zeitschrift f&uumlr Politikwissenschaft 34.3 (2005): 233-48.

Representation Revisited: Introduction to the Case Against Electoral Accountability.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Representation Revisited: Introduction to the Case Against Electoral Accountability." Democracy and Society 2.1 (Fall 2004).

Rethinking Representation.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Rethinking Representation." American Political Science Review 97.4 (December 2003).

Anti-Statism and Difference Feminism in International Social Movements.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Anti-Statism and Difference Feminism in International Social Movements." International Feminist Journal of Politics 5.3 (November 2003): 355-60.