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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

Une approche systémique de la démocratie délibérative

Mansbridge, Jane, James Bohman, Simone Chambers, Thomas Christiano, Archon Fung, John Parkinson, Dennis F. Thompson, and Mark E. Warren. "Une approche systémique de la démocratie délibérative." Le tournant délibératif de la démocratie. Ed. Loïc Blondiaux and Bernard Manin. Presses de Sciences Po, April 2021, 25-66.

Representation Failure

Mansbridge, Jane. "Representation Failure." Democratic Failure, NOMOS LXIII. Ed. Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff. New York University Press, 2020, 101-140.

Recursive Representation

Mansbridge, Jane. "Recursive Representation." Creating Political Presence: The New Politics of Democratic Representation. Ed. Dario Castiglione and Johannes Pollak. University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Introduction

Bachtiger, Andre, John S. Dryzek, Jane Mansbridge, and Mark E. Warren. "Introduction." The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Recursive Representation

Mansbridge, Jane. "Recursive Representation." Creating Political Presence: The New Politics of Democratic Representation. Ed. Dario Castiglione and Johannes Pollak. University of Chicago Press, 2018.

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.

A ‘Selection Model’ for Political Representation

Mansbridge, Jane. "A ‘Selection Model’ for Political Representation." Political Representation: Roles, Representatives and the Represented. Ed. M. Bühlmann and J. Fivaz. Routledge, 2016, 12-28.

Deliberative Negotiation

Warren, Mark, Jane Mansbridge, André Bächtiger, Maxwell A. Cameron, Simone Chambers, John Ferejohn, Alan Jacobs, Jack Knight, Daniel Naurin, Melissa Schwartzberg, Yael Tamir, Dennis Thompson, and Melissa Williams. "Deliberative Negotiation." Political Negotiation: A Handbook. Ed. Jane Mansbridge and Cathie Jo Martin. Brookings Institution Press, 2016, 92-98.

Did We Learn How to Make Participatory Collectives Work?

Mansbridge, Jane. "Did We Learn How to Make Participatory Collectives Work?" The Port Huron Statement: Sources and Legacies of the New Left’s Founding Manifesto. Ed. Richard Flacks and Nelson Lichtenstein. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015, 193-205.

A Minimalist Definition of Deliberation

Mansbridge, Jane. "A Minimalist Definition of Deliberation." Deliberation and Development: Rethinking the Role of Voice and Collective Action in Unequal Societies. Ed. Patrick Heller and Vijayendra Rao. World Bank, 2015, 27-49.

Resisting Resistance

Mansbridge, Jane. "Resisting Resistance." Transformations of Democracy: Crisis, Protest and Legitimation. Ed. Robin Celikates, Regina Kreide, and Tilo Wesche. Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015, 147-158.

Justice

Mansbridge, Jane. "Justice." Critical Terms in Gender Studies. Ed. Catherine R. Stimpson and Gilbert Herdt. University of Chicago Press, 2014, 178-206.

A Contingency Theory of Accountability

Mansbridge, Jane. "A Contingency Theory of Accountability." The Oxford Handbook Public Accountability. Ed. Mark Bovens, Robert E. Goodin, and Thomas Schillemans. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Negotiation Myopia

Mansbridge, Jane, Chase Foster, and Cathie Jo Martin. "Negotiation Myopia." Negotiating Agreement in Politics. Ed. Jane Mansbridge and Cathie Jo Martin. American Political Science Association, 2013.

Deliberative Negotiation

Warren, Mark, Jane Mansbridge, André Bächtiger, Maxwell A. Cameron, Simone Chambers, John Ferejohn, Alan Jacobs, Jack Knight, Daniel Naurin, Melissa Schwartzberg, Yael Tamir, Dennis Thompson, and Melissa Williams. "Deliberative Negotiation." Negotiating Agreement in Politics. Ed. Jane Mansbridge and Cathie Jo Martin. American Political Science Association, 2013.

The Common Good

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Common Good." The International Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Hugh LaFollette, John Deigh, and Sarah Stroud. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

The Equal Rights Amendment

Mansbridge, Jane. "The Equal Rights Amendment." The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Ed. David A. Snow, Donatella Della Porta, Bert Klandermans and Doug McAdam. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Everyday Activism

Mansbridge, Jane. "Everyday Activism." The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Ed. David A. Snow, Donatella Della Porta, Bert Klandermans and Doug McAdam. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

A Systemic Approach to Deliberative Democracy

Fung, Archon, Jane Mansbridge, and Dennis F. Thompson. "A Systemic Approach to Deliberative Democracy." Deliberative Systems: Deliberative Democracy at the Large Scale. Ed. Parkinson, John, and Jane Mansbridge. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

On the Free Rider Problem

Mansbridge, Jane. On the Free Rider Problem. The Future of Political Science: 100 Perspectives. Ed. Gary King, Kay Lehman Schlozman, and Norman H. Nie. Routledge, 2009, 217-219.

Carole Pateman: Radical Liberal?

Mansbridge, Jane. "Carole Pateman: Radical Liberal?" Illusion of Consent: Engaging with Carol Pateman. Ed. Daniel O'Neill, Mary Lyndon Shanley, and Iris Marion Young. Penn State University Press, 2008, 17-30.

Deliberative Democracy or Democratic Deliberation?

Mansbridge, Jane. ""Deliberative Democracy" or "Democratic Deliberation?"." Deliberation, Participation, and Democracy: Can the People Govern? Ed. Shawn W. Rosenberg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 251-272.

Feminism

Mansbridge, Jane, and Susan Moller Okin. "Feminism." A Companion to Contemporary Political Theory, 2nd ed. Eds. Robert Goodin, Philip Pettit and Thomas Pogge. Blackwell, 2007, 332-359.

Conflict and Self-Interest in Deliberation.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Conflict and Self-Interest in Deliberation." Deliberative Democracy and Its Discontents. Ed. Samantha Besson and Jose Luis Marti. Ashgate Publishing Group, October 2006, 107-132.

Disagreement and Consensus: The Importance of Dynamic Updating in Public Deliberation

Karpowitz, Christopher F., and Jane Mansbridge. "Disagreement and Consensus: The Importance of Dynamic Updating in Public Deliberation" The Deliberative Democracy Handbook. Ed. John Gastil and Peter Levine. Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Pluralism and the Common Good.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Pluralism and the Common Good." American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice. Ed. Margaret O'Brien Steinfels. Rowman and Littlefield, 2004.

“Whatever Happened to the ERA?”

Mansbridge, Jane. “Whatever Happened to the ERA?” Women and the US Constitution: History, Interpretation, and Practice. Ed. Sibyl A. Schwarzenbach and Patricia Smith. Columbia University Press, 2004.

Writing as a Democrat and a Feminist.

Mansbridge, Jane. "Writing as a Democrat and a Feminist." Our Studies, Ourselves. Ed. Barry Glassner and Rosanna Hertz. Oxford University Press, 2003.

“Pپ–Tdzܲپ.”

Mansbridge, Jane. “Pپ–Tdzܲپ.” Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance. Ed. Archon Fung and Eric Olin Wright. Verso, 2002.

“Consensus in Context: A Guide for Social Movements.”

Mansbridge, Jane. “Consensus in Context: A Guide for Social Movements.” Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Volume 24: Consensus Decision Making. Ed. Patrick G. Coy. JAI, 2002.

A 'Moral Core' Solution to the Prisoner's Dilemma.

Mansbridge, Jane. "A 'Moral Core' Solution to the Prisoner's Dilemma." Schools of Thought: Twenty-five Years of Interpretive Social Science. Ed. Joan W. Scott and Debra Keates. Princeton University Press, 2001.

The Making of Oppositional Consciousness.

Mansbridge, Jane, and Aldon Morris. "The Making of Oppositional Consciousness." Oppositional Consciousness. Ed. Jane Mansbridge and Aldon Morris. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Complicating Oppositional Consciousness.

Mansbridge, Jane, and Aldon Morris. "Complicating Oppositional Consciousness." Oppositional Consciousness. Ed. Jane Mansbridge and Aldon Morris. University of Chicago Press, 2001.