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Feature: How U.S. Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Maya Sen assesses the institutional and compositional features of U.S. federal courts that tend to bias them toward conservative policy outcomes.

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Feature: The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

Dani Rodrik and Gordon Hanson document how vertical policy supply chains distribute resources from federal and state governments to recipients at the local level.

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Feature: How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?

Lotem Bassan-Nygate theorizes that by shaming human rights violators abroad, governments can improve their image at home but may encourage tolerance toward certain domestic violations.

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Feature: Thinking (about Peace Science) in Time

Erica Chenoweth speaks to colleagues in the peace science community, reflecting on the world events that have shaped their scholarship and how researchers might think about the current geopolitical moment.

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

Recommendations for the National Strategic Pandemic Stockpile

Holdren, John P., Christine Cassel, Chris Chyba, Susan Graham, Eric Lander, Ed Penhoet, William Press, Maxine Savitz, and Harold Varmus. "Recommendations for the National Strategic Pandemic Stockpile." May 2020.

The Overwhelming Case for No First Use

Holdren, John P. "The Overwhelming Case for No First Use." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 76.1 (January 2020): 3-7.

The overwhelming case for no first use

Holdren, John P. "The overwhelming case for no first use." The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 76.1 (January 2020): 3-7.

Foreword

Holdren, John P. "Foreword." Titans of the Climate: Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China. Ed. Gallagher, Kelly Sims, and Xiaowei Xuan. MIT Press, 2019.

Threats to Civil Nuclear-Energy Facilities.

Holdren, John P. "Threats to Civil Nuclear-Energy Facilities." Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism: Proceedings of an Indo-U.S. Workshop. Ed. Roddam Narasimha, Arvind Kumar, Stephen P. Cohen, and Rita Guenther. National Academies Press, 2007, 61-70.

Is There a Role for Nuclear Weapons Today?

Holdren, John P. "Is There a Role for Nuclear Weapons Today?" Arms Control Today July/August 2005.

The Economics of Reprocessing Direct Disposal of Spent Fuel.

Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, Steve Fetter, and Bob van der Zwaan. "The Economics of Reprocessing Direct Disposal of Spent Fuel." Nuclear Technology 150 (June 2005): 209-230.

Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities

Holdren, John P., William F. Burns, Steven Fetter, Spurgeon Keeny and 12 others. Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities. National Academy Press, April 2005.

Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan

Bunn, Matthew, Anthony Wier, and John P. Holdren. "Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan." Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University and Nuclear Threat Initiative, March 2003.

Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action.

Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, and Anthony Weir. "Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action." Harvard University Project on Managing the Atom and Nuclear Threat Initiative Report, June 2002.

Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action

Bunn, Matthew, John P. Holdren, and Anthony Wier. "Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action." Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University and Nuclear Threat Initiative, May 2002.

Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Holdren, John P., and the Committee on Technical Issues Related to Ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. National Academy, 2002.