Faculty Publications

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.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.

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

Avoiding Crisis Between Superpowers

Allison, Graham. Avoiding Crisis Between Superpowers. Power and Restraint. Ed. Richard Rosecrance and Gu Guoliang. PublicAffairs, 2009.

World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism

Graham, Bob, Jim Talent, Timothy J. Roemer, Wendy R. Sherman, Graham T. Allison, Richard Verma, Henry Sokolski, Stephen Rademaker, and Robin Cleveland. "World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism." Testimony for the Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, January 22, 2009.

Nuclear Disorder

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Disorder." Foreign Affairs. January/February 2009, 74-85.

When Will Osama Test Obama?

Allison, Graham. "When Will Osama Test Obama?" Chicago Tribune, November 30, 2008.

Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Terrorism

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Terrorism." Technology Review. November/December 2008.

The U.S. and the Nukes: Nonproliferation

Allison, Graham. "The U.S. and the Nukes: Nonproliferation." International Herald Tribune, October 9, 2008.

The Fragility of the Global Nuclear Order

Allison, Graham. "The Fragility of the Global Nuclear Order." Boston Globe, September 30, 2008.

Saving the NPT and Nonproliferation Regime in an Era of Nuclear Renaissance

Allison, Graham. "Saving the NPT and Nonproliferation Regime in an Era of Nuclear Renaissance." Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, U.S. House of Representatives, July 24, 2008.

Sitting Down at the Nuclear Table with Iran

Allison, Graham. "Sitting Down at the Nuclear Table with Iran." Boston Globe, June 7, 2008.

Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy

Allison, Graham. "Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy." Daily Star (Bangladesh), May 5, 2008.

Nuclear Attack a Worse-Case Reality?

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Attack a Worse-Case Reality?" Washington Times, April 23, 2008.

Nuclear Proliferation: A Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Proliferation: A Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe." Discourse: The Tufts Interdisciplinary Journal. Spring 2008.

Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy - Part 1: A Clear Agenda Combined with Determination Could Prevent a Nuclear 9/11

Allison, Graham. "Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy - Part 1: A Clear Agenda Combined with Determination Could Prevent a Nuclear 9/11." YaleGlobal Online, March 14, 2008.

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Allison, Graham. "The Cuban Missile Crisis." Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases. Ed. Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Oxford University Press, 2008, 207-228.

Rethinking U.S. Foreign Policy.

Allison, Graham, and Eric Rosenbach. "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Policy." Globe and Mail, December 5, 2007.

Apocalypse When?

Allison, Graham, Joseph Cirincione, William C. Potter, and John Mueller. "Apocalypse When?" National Interest (November/December 2007).

Reducing Nuclear Threats and Preventing Nuclear Terrorism.

Carter, Ashton B., William J. Perry, Graham Allison, et al. "Reducing Nuclear Threats and Preventing Nuclear Terrorism." National Security Advisory Group, October 19, 2007.

North Korean Nuclear Accountability Now.

Allison, Graham. "North Korean Nuclear Accountability Now." HuffingtonPost.com, September 28, 2007.

Fast Action Needed to Avert Nuclear Terror Strike on U.S.

Allison, Graham. "Fast Action Needed to Avert Nuclear Terror Strike on U.S." Baltimore Sun, July 2, 2007.

Disarming North Korea.

Allison, Graham. "Disarming North Korea." Boston Globe, May 20, 2007.

Iran's Nuclear Bomb: Acquiesce or Attack?

Allison, Graham. "Iran's Nuclear Bomb: Acquiesce or Attack?" HuffingtonPost.com, January 27, 2007.

Buffett's Gamble Tips the Odds Toward Nuclear Nonproliferation.

Allison, Graham. "Buffett's Gamble Tips the Odds Toward Nuclear Nonproliferation." Omaha World-Herald, December 31, 2006.

Assessing the Terrorist Threat

Allison, Graham. "Assessing the Terrorist Threat." Current 488 (December 2006): 31-35.

Deterring Kim Jong Il.

Allison, Graham. "Deterring Kim Jong Il." Washington Post, October 27, 2006.

Nuclear 9/11: The Ongoing Failure of Imagination?

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear 9/11: The Ongoing Failure of Imagination?" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 62.5 (September/October 2006): 34-41.

Quick Read Synopsis: Confronting the Specter of Nuclear Terrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Quick Read Synopsis: Confronting the Specter of Nuclear Terrorism." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 607.1 (September 1, 2006): 167-202.

Flight of Fancy.

Allison, Graham. "Flight of Fancy." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 607.1 (September 1, 2006): 162-166.

Preface.

Allison, Graham. "Preface." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 607.1 (September 1, 2006): 6-9.

Assessing Our Adversaries.

Allison, Graham. "Assessing Our Adversaries." Boston Globe, August 11, 2006.

Hold North Korea Accountable for Its Nuclear Arms.

Allison, Graham. "Hold North Korea Accountable for Its Nuclear Arms." Baltimore Sun, July 23, 2006.

Misplaced 'Misunderestimation.'

Allison, Graham. "Misplaced 'Misunderestimation.'" Boston Globe, July 16, 2006.

Bush on North Korea: Worse Than You Think.

Allison, Graham. "Bush on North Korea: Worse Than You Think." Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2006.

How Good Is American Intelligence on Iran's Bomb?

Allison, Graham. "How Good Is American Intelligence on Iran's Bomb?" The Daily Times (Pakistan), June 17, 2006.

A Nuclear Terrorism Report Card.

Allison, Graham. "A Nuclear Terrorism Report Card." National Interest 83 (Spring 2006): 63-65.

The Nightmare this Time.

Allison, Graham. "The Nightmare this Time." The Boston Globe, March 12, 2006.

The U.S. Military: Under Strain and at Risk.

Perry, William J. (chair), with Madeleine K. Albright, Graham T. Allison, Samuel R. Berger, Ashton B. Carter, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Thomas E. Donilon, Michele A. Flournoy, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Wendy R. Sherman, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and James B. Steinberg. "The U.S. Military: Under Strain and at Risk." National Security Advisory Group Report, January 2006.

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism." With All Our Might: A Progressive Strategy for Defeating Jihadism and Defending Liberty. Ed. Will Marshall. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.

14 Years after Evil Empire, A Stable Russia.

Allison, Graham. "14 Years after Evil Empire, A Stable Russia." Boston Globe, December 26, 2005.

Nuclear Terrorism and the Transatlantic Community

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Terrorism and the Transatlantic Community." Visions of the Atlantic Alliance: The United States, the European Union, and NATO. Ed. Simon Serfaty. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2005.

The Cascade of Proliferation.

Allison, Graham. "The Cascade of Proliferation." Atlantic October 2005.

Small Steps Toward Nuclear Control.

Allison, Graham. "Small Steps Toward Nuclear Control." Defense News, September 19, 2005.

Lockdown of Nuclear Material Best Way to Protect Charleston.

Allison, Graham. "Lockdown of Nuclear Material Best Way to Protect Charleston." Post and Courier (Charleston.net), August 19, 2005.

Is Chicago in the Cross-Hairs?

Allison, Graham. "Is Chicago in the Cross-Hairs?" Chicago Tribune, August 16, 2005.

Nuclear Accountability: Forensic Technology May Deter States from Giving Terrorists Nukes.

Allison, Graham. "Nuclear Accountability: Forensic Technology May Deter States from Giving Terrorists Nukes." Technology Review: An MIT Enterprise July 2005.

Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path of Action.

Perry, William J. (chair), with Madeleine K. Albright, Graham T. Allison, Samuel R. Berger, Ashton B. Carter, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Thomas E. Donilon, Michele A. Flournoy, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Wendy R. Sherman, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and James B. Steinberg. "Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, and a Path of Action." National Security Advisory Group Report, July 2005.

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