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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

Lessons of Nagasaki for Fighting Terrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Lessons of Nagasaki for Fighting Terrorism." Boston Globe, August 9, 2004.

Ban Their Bomb.

Allison, Graham. "Ban Their Bomb." Financial Times, August 7, 2004.

Lessons from a Horrific Past: Can We Prevent a Terrorist's Hiroshima?

Allison, Graham. "Lessons from a Horrific Past: Can We Prevent a Terrorist's Hiroshima?" Chicago Tribune, August 6, 2004.

Changing the Color of Intelligence.

Kayyem, Juliette. "Changing the Color of Intelligence." Boston Globe, August 3, 2004.

Iraq's Excluded Women.

Hunt, Swanee, and Cristina Posa. "Iraq's Excluded Women." Foreign Policy 143 (July/August 2004): 40-45.

Zap Nuclear Terror Threat at Its Source.

Allison, Graham. "Zap Nuclear Terror Threat at Its Source." Boston Herald, July 25, 2004.

Fighting the 'New' Terrorism.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Fighting the 'New' Terrorism." The Korea Herald, July 24, 2004.

Today, It's a Question of Whose Story Wins.

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Today, It's a Question of Whose Story Wins." Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2004.

Saving Lives in Sudan.

Hunt, Swanee. "Saving Lives in Sudan." Scripps Howard News Service, July 7, 2004.

Terrorists' Own Words Can Help Us Stop Them.

Stern, Jessica. "Terrorists' Own Words Can Help Us Stop Them." USA Today, June 24, 2004.

The Eight Spoke Loudly, and Did Little.

Allison, Graham. "The Eight Spoke Loudly, and Did Little." International Herald Tribune, June 12, 2004.

Holy Avengers.

Stern, Jessica. "Holy Avengers." Financial Times, June 12, 2004.

Tenet Has Set an Example.

Allison, Graham. "Tenet Has Set an Example." Boston Globe, June 8, 2004.

Beneath Bombast and Bombs, a Caldron of Humiliation.

Stern, Jessica. "Beneath Bombast and Bombs, a Caldron of Humiliation." Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2004.

Building Capability from the Technical Revolution That Has Happened.

White, John P., and John Deutch. "Building Capability from the Technical Revolution That Has Happened." Report of the Belfer Center Conference on National Security Transformation, Strategic Studies Institute Publication No. 407, June 2004.

Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action

Bunn, Matthew, and Anthony Wier. "Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action." May 2004.

Could We Lose the War on Terror?: Lesser Evils.

Ignatieff, Michael. "Could We Lose the War on Terror?: Lesser Evils." New York Times Magazine May 2, 2004.

From One Commission to Another: Shut Up.

Kayyem, Juliette. "From One Commission to Another: Shut Up." New York Times, April 16, 2004.

Errors in Fighting Al Qaeda Have Worsened the Danger.

Stern, Jessica. "Errors in Fighting Al Qaeda Have Worsened the Danger." Boston Globe, March 25, 2004.

Is the U.S. Safer Than It Was a Year Ago? Best-Case Scenario Is That It's Way Too Early to Tell.

Allison, Graham. "Is the U.S. Safer Than It Was a Year Ago? Best-Case Scenario Is That It's Way Too Early to Tell." Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2004.

The Year of Living Dangerously.

Ignatieff, Michael. "The Year of Living Dangerously." New York Times Magazine March 14, 2004.

Military Justice System a Self-Inflicted Casualty in Terror War.

Kayyem, Juliette. "Military Justice System a Self-Inflicted Casualty in Terror War." Christian Science Monitor, February 23, 2004.

Explaining the Addiction to Jihad.

Stern, Jessica. "Explaining the Addiction to Jihad." Daily Star (Lebanon), February 5, 2004.

Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe

Allison, Graham. Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. Times Books/Henry Holt (subsequently published in Japanese, Russian, Korean, and Hebrew), 2004.

'94 Deal with North Korea Holds Lessons for Today

Allison, Graham. "'94 Deal with North Korea Holds Lessons for Today." Review of Going Critical: The First Korean Nuclear Crisis, by Joel S. Wit, Daniel B. Poneman, and Robert L. Gallucci. New York Times, July 24, 2004.

“Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism – a Report of the U.S. National Academies.”

Branscomb, Lewis M. “Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism – a Report of the U.S. National Academies.” Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities And Improving Responses, U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings. .National Academies Press, 2004, 149-159.

“Cyberattacks as an Amplifier in Terrorist Strategy.

Branscomb, Lewis M. “Cyberattacks as an Amplifier in Terrorist Strategy." Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities And Improving Responses, U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings. .National Academies Press, 2004, 93-96.

Counterterrorism.

Branscomb, Lewis M. "Counterterrorism." McGraw-Hill Yearbook on Science and Technology 2004. Ed. McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff. McGraw-Hill, 2004, 65-67.

Japanese-American Collaborative Efforts to Counter Terrorism.

Branscomb, Lewis M. "Japanese-American Collaborative Efforts to Counter Terrorism." The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society - National Academy of Engineering 34.2 (Summer 2004): 11-16.

“Protecting Civil Society from Terrorism: the Search for a Sustainable Strategy.”

Branscomb, Lewis M. “Protecting Civil Society from Terrorism: the Search for a Sustainable Strategy.” Technology in Society 26.2-3 (2004): 271-285.

How to Counter WMD.

Carter, Ashton B. "How to Counter WMD." Foreign Affairs 83.5 (September-October 2004): 72-85.

“Overhauling Counterproliferation.

Carter, Ashton B. “Overhauling Counterproliferation." Technology in Society: An International Journal – Special Issue: Technology and Science: Entering the 21st Century. Ed. George Bugliarello and A. George Schillinger. Elsevier, April/August 2004, 257-269.

How to Stop Nuclear Terror.

Allison, Graham. "How to Stop Nuclear Terror." Foreign Affairs 83.1 (January-February 2004).

Two-Way Mirror Nationalism: The Case of Ajaria.

Toft, Monica. "Two-Way Mirror Nationalism: The Case of Ajaria." The Politics of the Caspian. Ed. Moshe Gammer. Frank Cass Publishers, 2004.

Review of Potentials of Disorder

Toft, Monica. Review of Potentials of Disorder, Ed. Jan Koehler and Christopher Zurcher. Slavic Review, Winter 2004.

Review of The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance

Toft, Monica. Review of The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance, Ed. Karen Ballentine, et al.. Political Science Quarterly, Fall 2004.

This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace

Hunt, Swanee. This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace. Duke University Press, 2004.

Triborder Dispute.

Stern, Jessica. "Triborder Dispute." Foreign Affairs 83.1 (January-February 2004): 188-189.

The Protean Enemy.

Stern, Jessica. "The Protean Enemy." International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues (7th Edition). Ed. Robert J. Art and Robert Jervis. Longman, 2004.

Dreaded Risks and the Control of Biological Weapons.

Stern, Jessica. "Dreaded Risks and the Control of Biological Weapons." New Global Dangers: Changing Dimensions of International Security. Ed. Michael E. Brown, Owen R. Coté, Jr., Sean M. Lynn-Jones, and Steven E. Miller. MIT Press, 2004.

Unsafe at Any Speed: America Since 9/11

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Unsafe at Any Speed: America Since 9/11." Review of Fortress America: On the Frontlines of Homeland Security, by Matthew Brzezinski. Chicago Sun-Times September 26, 2004.

Still Life

Power, Samantha. "Still Life." Rwanda: After. Ed. Michal Ronnen Safdie. Carr Foundation, 2004.

Why America Must Know Its Limits.

Ignatieff, Michael. "Why America Must Know Its Limits." Financial Times, December 24, 2003.

Good Nukes, Bad Nukes.

Carter, Ashton B., Arnold Kanter, William J. Perry, and Brent Scowcroft. "Good Nukes, Bad Nukes." New York Times, December 22, 2003.

When Bombers Are Women.

Stern, Jessica. "When Bombers Are Women." Washington Post, December 18, 2003.

Terrorism's New Mecca.

Stern, Jessica. "Terrorism's New Mecca." Globe and Mail, November 28, 2003.

Implications for Public Policy of the Threat from Bioterrorism.

Allison, Graham. "Implications for Public Policy of the Threat from Bioterrorism." BCSIA Discussion Paper, November 2003.

Rwandan Women Step Forward: Woman's Touch has Stabilized Rawanda.

Hunt, Swanee. "Rwandan Women Step Forward: Woman's Touch has Stabilized Rawanda." Scripps Howard News Service, October 8, 2003.

We're Still Vulnerable.

Allison, Graham. "We're Still Vulnerable." Boston Globe, September 12, 2003.

Bush Needs a Mideast Exit Plan.

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