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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

Where do Bad Ideas Come From (and Why Won't They Go Away?)

Walt, Stephen. "Where do Bad Ideas Come From (and Why Won't They Go Away?)." Foreign Policy. January/February 2011.

Foreign Policy: The Zombie War In Afghanistan

Walt, Stephen. "Foreign Policy: The Zombie War In Afghanistan." NPR.org, December 20, 2010.

Delusion Points

Walt, Stephen. "Delusion Points." Foreign Policy, November 8, 2010.

Defending the Indefensible: A How-To Guide

Walt, Stephen. "Defending the Indefensible: A How-To Guide." Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. Ed. Moustafa Bayoumi. OR Books, 2010.

Foreign Policy: Twitter Firing Was a Mistake for CNN

Walt, Stephen. "Foreign Policy: Twitter Firing Was a Mistake for CNN." National Public Radio, July 9, 2010.

Realism and Security

Walt, Stephen. "Realism and Security." The International Studies Encyclopedia. Ed. Robert A. Denemark. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

In the Fight Over Settlements, Who are Israel's Real Friends?

Walt, Stephen. "In the Fight Over Settlements, Who are Israel's Real Friends?" Washington Post, March 21, 2010.

The Challenge of Mutual Security

Walt, Stephen. "The Challenge of Mutual Security." Israel and Palestine: Two States for Two Peoples—If Not Now, When? Ed. Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace. Foreign Policy Association, March 2010, 45-51.

Cutting Losses in Wars of Choice: Obstacles and Strategies

Walt, Stephen. "Cutting Losses in Wars of Choice: Obstacles and Strategies." The Prudent Use of Power in American National Security Strategy. Ed. Stephen Van Evera and Sidharth Shah. The Tobin Project, 2010, 131-157.

Report on Middle East Affairs

Walt, Stephen. "Report on Middle East Affairs." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. December 2009, 24.

Restoring Solvency

Walt, Stephen. "Restoring Solvency." American Review. December 2009.

High Cost, Low Odds

Walt, Stephen. "High Cost, Low Odds." Nation. October 21, 2009.

Settling for Failure in the Middle East

Walt, Stephen. "Settling for Failure in the Middle East." Washington Post, September 20, 2009.

The Blind Man and the Elephant in the Room: Robert Lieberman and the Israel Lobby

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen M. Walt. "The Blind Man and the Elephant in the Room: Robert Lieberman and the Israel Lobby." Perspectives on Politics 7.2 (June 2009): 259-273.

Dumb and Dumber: America's Three Worst Foreign Policies

Walt, Stephen. "Dumb and Dumber: America's Three Worst Foreign Policies." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 5, 2009.

Samuel Huntington's Legacy: Day 2

Walt, Stephen. "Samuel Huntington's Legacy: Day 2." Web Exclusive. Foreign Policy. January 2009.

Is It Love or The Lobby? Explaining America's Special Relationship with Israel

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Is It Love or The Lobby? Explaining America's Special Relationship with Israel." Security Studies 18.1 (January-March 2009): 58-78.

Alliances in a Unipolar World

Walt, Stephen. "Alliances in a Unipolar World." World Politics 61.1 (January 2009): 86-120.

The Neocons vs. The Realists

Walt, Stephen. "The Neocons vs. The Realists." National Interest. September 2, 2008.

America Needs Realists, Not William Kristol.

Walt, Stephen. "America Needs Realists, Not William Kristol." Salon.com, January 16, 2008.

Israel's False Friends.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Israel's False Friends." Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2008.

The Israel Lobby

Walt, Stephen. "The Israel Lobby." Palestine - Israel Journal of Politics, Economics & Culture 15 (2008): 140-146.

Power in Context.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Power in Context." Economist 385.8551 (October 20, 2007): 22.

Offshore Balancing or International Institutions? The Way Forward to U.S. Foreign Policy.

Ikenberry, G. John, and Stephen M. Walt. "Offshore Balancing or International Institutions? The Way Forward to U.S. Foreign Policy." Brown Journal of World Affairs XIV.1 (Fall/Winter 2007): 13-23.

Mearsheimer and Walt Redux.

Walt, Stephen, and John J. Mearsheimer. "Mearsheimer and Walt Redux." Chronicle of Higher Education 54.4 (September 21, 2007): B6.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. & Foreign Editions. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.

Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Critics of the 'Israel Lobby.'

Mearsheimer, John, and Stephen Walt. "Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Critics of the 'Israel Lobby.'" Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy official website: www.israellobbybook.com, December 12, 2006.

Misreading the Tea Leaves: U.S. Missteps on Foreign Policy.

Walt, Stephen. "Misreading the Tea Leaves: U.S. Missteps on Foreign Policy." Boston Globe, October 5, 2006.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." Middle East Policy 13.3 (September 2006): 29-87.

Mearsheimer and Walt Respond.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Mearsheimer and Walt Respond." Foreign Policy 155 (July/August 2006): 64-66.

Unrestricted Access.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "Unrestricted Access." Foreign Policy 155 (May/June 2006): 57-58.

The Israel Lobby.

Mearsheimer, John, and Stephen Walt. "The Israel Lobby." London Review of Books Vol. 28, No. 6, March 23, 2006: 3-12.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Walt, Stephen and John J. Mearsheimer. "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-011, March 2006.

The Blame Game.

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

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.

Taming American Power.

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

In the National Interest: A New Grand Strategy of American Foreign Policy.

Walt, Stephen. "In the National Interest: A New Grand Strategy of American Foreign Policy." Boston Review February/March 2005.

Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy

Walt, Stephen. Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy. W.W. Norton, 2005.

“The Relationship between Theory and Policy in International Relations.

Walt, Stephen. “The Relationship between Theory and Policy in International Relations." Annual Review of Political Science Vol. 8 (2005).

The Imbalance of Power.

Walt, Stephen. "The Imbalance of Power." Harvard Magazine March/April 2004.

Bush Needs a Mideast Exit Plan.

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

Keeping Saddam in a Box.

Walt, Stephen, and John M. Mearsheimer. "Keeping Saddam in a Box." New York Times, February 2, 2003.

An Unnecessary War.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "An Unnecessary War." Foreign Policy 134 (January-February 2003): 51-59.

'Realists' Are Not Alone in Opposing War With Iraq.

Mearsheimer, John J., and Stephen Walt. "'Realists' Are Not Alone in Opposing War With Iraq." Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15, 2002.

Can Saddam Be Contained? History Says Yes.

Walt, Stephen. "Can Saddam Be Contained? History Says Yes." BCSIA Occasional Papers, November 2002.

A Policy Failure?

Walt, Stephen. "A Policy Failure?" Boston Review October/November 2002.

American Primacy: Its Prospects and Pitfalls.

Walt, Stephen. "American Primacy: Its Prospects and Pitfalls." Naval War College Review 55.2 (Spring 2002).

The Enduring Relevance of the Realist Tradition.

Walt, Stephen. "The Enduring Relevance of the Realist Tradition." Political Science: State of the Discipline III. Ed. Ira Katznelson and Helen Milner. Norton, 2002.

Keeping the World Off-Balance: Self-Restraint and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Walt, Stephen. "Keeping the World Off-Balance: Self-Restraint and U.S. Foreign Policy." America Unrivaled: The Future of the Balance of Power. Ed. G. John Ikenberry. Cornell University Press, 2002.

Nothing Revolutionary.

Walt, Stephen. "Nothing Revolutionary." Review of International Studies 27.4 (October 2001).