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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.

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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

Professors are the enemy: Two faces of academic freedom

Norris, Pippa. "Professors are the enemy: Two faces of academic freedom." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP25-004, July 2025.

Cancel culture: Heterodox self-censorship or the curious case of the dog-which-didn’t-bark

Norris, Pippa. "Cancel culture: Heterodox self-censorship or the curious case of the dog-which-didn’t-bark." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-020, July 2023.

Trust in Government Redux: The Role of Information Environments and Cognitive Skills

Norris, Pippa. "Trust in Government Redux: The Role of Information Environments and Cognitive Skills." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-001, January 2022.

Closed Minds? Is a ‘Cancel Culture’ Stifling Academic Freedom and Intellectual Debate in Political Science?

Norris, Pippa. "Closed Minds? Is a ‘Cancel Culture’ Stifling Academic Freedom and Intellectual Debate in Political Science?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-025, August 2020.

What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science

Norris, Pippa. "What Maximizes Research Excellence? Productivity and Impact in Political Science." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-010, April 2020.

Measuring Populism Worldwide

Norris, Pippa. "Measuring Populism Worldwide." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-002, February 2020.

Silver or Lead? Why Violence and Corruption Limit Women’s Representation

Norris, Pippa. "Silver or Lead? Why Violence and Corruption Limit Women’s Representation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-011, 2019.

Do Public Perceptions of Electoral Malpractice Undermine Democratic Satisfaction? The U.S. in Comparative Perspective

Norris, Pippa. "Do Public Perceptions of Electoral Malpractice Undermine Democratic Satisfaction? The U.S. in Comparative Perspective." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-022, July 2018.

Understanding Brexit: Cultural Resentment versus Economic Grievances

Norris, Pippa. "Understanding Brexit: Cultural Resentment versus Economic Grievances." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-021, July 2018.

Populist Threats to Electoral Integrity: The Year in Elections 2016-2017

Norris, Pippa, and Max Grömping. "Populist Threats to Electoral Integrity: The Year in Elections 2016-2017." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-018, May 2017.

Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks

Norris, Pippa. "Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-012, March 2017.

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

Norris, Pippa. "Why American Elections Are Flawed (and How to Fix Them)." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-038, September 2016.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-026, August 2016.

Voter Suppression or Voter Fraud in the 2014 US Elections?

Norris, Pippa, and Holly Ann Garnett. "Voter Suppression or Voter Fraud in the 2014 US Elections?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-040, July 2015.

On the Fast Track: The Spread of Gender Quota Policies for Elected Office

Norris, Pippa, and Drude Dahlerup. "On the Fast Track: The Spread of Gender Quota Policies for Elected Office." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-041, July 2015.

The Year in Elections, 2014

Norris, Pippa, Ferran Martínez i Coma, and Max Grömping. "The Year in Elections, 2014." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-008, February 2015.

Are There Global Norms and Universal Standards of Electoral Integrity and Malpractice? Comparing Public and Expert Perceptions

Norris, Pippa. "Are There Global Norms and Universal Standards of Electoral Integrity and Malpractice? Comparing Public and Expert Perceptions." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-010, March 2012.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Understanding Human Security

Inglehart, Ronald F., and Pippa Norris. "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Understanding Human Security." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-039, October 2011.

Making Democratic-Governance Work: The Consequences for Prosperity

Norris, Pippa. "Making Democratic-Governance Work: The Consequences for Prosperity." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-035, September 2011.

Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform:

A Policy Cycle Model

Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-022, June 2010.

One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement

Norris, Pippa, and Mona Lena Krook. "One of Us: Multilevel Models Examining the Impact of Descriptive Representation on Civic Engagement." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-030, September 2009.

Why do Arab States Lag the World in Gender
Equality?

Norris, Pippa. "Why do Arab States Lag the World in Gender Equality?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-020, July 2009.

Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations

Inglehart, Ronald, and Pippa Norris. "Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-007, 2009.

Stable Democracy and Good Governance in Divided Societies: Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?

Norris, Pippa. "Stable Democracy and Good Governance in Divided Societies: Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?" KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-014 (also Int'l Studies Assoc, Hawaii), February 2005.

The ‘New Cleavage’ Thesis and the Social Basis of Radical Right Support.

Norris, Pippa. "The ‘New Cleavage’ Thesis and the Social Basis of Radical Right Support." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-015, February 2005.

Will New Technology Boost Turnout? Evaluating Experiments in E-Voting v. All-Postal Voting Facilities in UK Local Elections.

Norris, Pippa. "Will New Technology Boost Turnout? Evaluating Experiments in E-Voting v. All-Postal Voting Facilities in UK Local Elections." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-034, August 2003.

Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party? The Structural and Attitudinal Basis of Partisan Identification in 12 African Nations.

Norris, Pippa, and Robert Mattes. "Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party? The Structural and Attitudinal Basis of Partisan Identification in 12 African Nations." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP03-009, February 2003.

Islam & the West: Testing the Clash of Civilizations Thesis.

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Islam & the West: Testing the Clash of Civilizations Thesis." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP02-015, April 2002.

E-Voting as the Magic Ballot?

Norris, Pippa. "E-Voting as the Magic Ballot?" KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP02-016, April 2002.

Blair's Babes: Critical Mass Theory, Gender and Legislative Life.

Norris, Pippa, and Joni Lovenduski. "Blair's Babes: Critical Mass Theory, Gender and Legislative Life." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-039, September 2001.

Preaching to the Converted? Pluralism, Participation, and Party Websites.

Norris, Pippa. "Preaching to the Converted? Pluralism, Participation, and Party Websites." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-040, December 2000.