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
Thompson, Dennis F. "Who Should Govern Who Governs? The Role of Citizens in Reforming the Electoral System." Designing Deliberative Democracy: The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly. Ed. Mark E. Warren and Hilary Pearse. Cambridge University Press, 2008, 20-49.
Culpepper, Pepper D. "Obama's Biggest Obstacle." Christian Science Monitor, February 7, 2008.
Norris, Pippa, and John Curtice. "Getting the Message Out: A Two-Step Model of the Role of the Internet in Campaign Communication Flows During the 2005 British General Election." Journal of Information Technology and Politics 4.4 (Winter 2008): 3-13.
Keyssar, Alexander. "Quem Leva a Cadeira de Bush?" O Estado de S. Paolo, December 30, 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Elections and Power-sharing." Paper for the conference on Democratization by Elections, at University of Florida, Gainesville, 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Cracking the Marble Ceiling: Cultural Barriers Facing Women Leaders." Conference on Women and News: Expanding the News Audience, Increasing Political Participation, and Informing Citizens, Shorenstein Center, November 2007.
Keyssar, Alexander. "How Not to Choose a President." Los Angeles Times, October 28, 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Making Democracy Deliver." Keynote address at the conference on Democracy, Politics and Development, Wilton Park, October 2007.
Keyssar, Alexander. “Democracy as an Ongoing Project: Threats and Challenges to Democratic Governance in the U.S.” The September Project, University of Utah, September 2007.
Keyssar, Alexander. “Democracy as a Project: The Strange Career of Political Participation in the U.S.” Latin American Regional Forum, Monterrey, Mexico, August 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Promoting Democracy." Women and Politics Caucus, American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, August 2007.
Rizvi, Gowher. "Riddle of Indian Democracy." G-Files (July 2007).
Garay, Candelaria. "Social Policy and Collective Action: Unemployed Workers, Community Associations and Protest in Argentina." Politics & Society 35.2 (June 2007): 301-328.
Kalb, Marvin. "Nine Ways to Elect a President." New York Times, May 5, 2007.
Galston, William, and Elaine Kamarck with Sharon Burke. "Security First: A Strategy for Defending America." Third Way National Security Project, May 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Christian Conservatism in Global Perspective: U.S. Exceptionalism (again)?" Paper for the Russell Sage Conference, New York, April 2007.
King, David C. "The 12th Biannual Youth Survey on Politics and Public Service." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, April 27, 2007.
King, David C. "A Blueprint for Transforming the Boston Election Department." Report to City of Boston, April 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Do Power-Sharing Elections Work?" Paper for International Conference on Africa's Democratization and Electoral Processes, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2007.
Belenky, Alexander S., and David C. King. "A Mathematical Model for Estimating the Potential Margin of State Undecided Voters for a Candidate in a U.S. Federal Election." Mathematical and Computer Modelling 45.5-6 (March 2007): 585-593.
Norris, Pippa. "Democracy and Development." Ministerial Conference for the Community of Democracies, Bamako, Mali, March 2007.
Norris, Pippa. "Every Vote Counts: Elections and Turnout." Paper for Global Electoral Organization Conference, Washington DC, March 2007.
Thompson, Dennis F. "Congressional Ethics System Creates Conflict of Interest." Roll Call, January 17, 2007.
Saich, Anthony, and Xuedong Yang. "Selecting Within the Rules: Institutional Innovation in China's Governance." Grass-roots Democracy in India and China: The Right to Participate. Ed. Manoranjan Mohanty, Richard Baum, Rong Ma, and George Mathew. Sage Publications, 2007, 93-122.
Kamarck, Elaine. "The Democrats' Strategy for the Future." The Future of America's Political Parties. Ed. Andrew E. Busch. Lexington Books, 2007.
Rizvi, Gowher. "Reinventing Government: Putting Democracy and Social Justice Back into the Discourse." Public Administration and Democratic Governance: Governments Serving Citizens. U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, April 2007, 89-135.
Rizvi, Gowher. "Innovations in American Government: Some Observations and Lessons Learnt." Administrative Innovation and Growth in an International Context. FORMEZ-Centro di Formazione Studi, Napoli, 2007.
Graber, Doris A., Denis McQuail, and Pippa Norris, eds. The Politics of News: The News of Politics, 2nd Edition. CQ Press, 2007.
Keyssar, Alexander. “The Meaning of Democracy: Electoral Reform in Local and Global Contexts.” American Historical Association's Annual Meeting, January 2007.
Rizvi, Gowher, and Guido Bertucci. "Foreword." Decentralizing Governance: Emerging Concepts and Practices. Ed. G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli. Brookings Institution, 2007, ix.
Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. "Uneven Secularization in the U.S. and Western Europe." Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism. Ed. Thomas Banchoff. Oxford University Press, 2007, 31-58.
Norris, Pippa. "New Feminist Challenges to the Study of Political Engagement." The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior. Ed. Russell J. Dalton and Hans-Dieter Klingemann. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Kamarck, Elaine. "Assessing Howard Dean's Fifty State Strategy and the 2006 Midterm Elections." The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 4.3 (December 2006).
Keyssar, Alexander. "É o Fim da Presidência Imperial de Bush." Brazil: O Estado de S. Paulo, November 9, 2006.
Keyssar, Alexander. "Recent Trends in American Policy: Democracy Abroad but Not at Home." Institute for Advanced Study, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2006.
Culpepper, Pepper D., and Archon Fung. "Listen to the Citizens: The Radical Way Forward for the European Union." Harvard International Review (November 2, 2006).
Baum, Matthew A., and Angela S. Jamison. "The Oprah Effect: How Soft News Helps Inattentive Citizens Vote Consistently." Journal of Politics 68.4 (November 2006): 946-959.
Williams, Kim M. "The Wall: American Immigration Policy and the 2006 Congressional Elections." Tufts University Conference Paper, November 2006.
King, David C. "The 11th Biannual Youth Survey on Politics and Public Service." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, November 1, 2006.
Norris, Pippa. "Party Development in Conflict-Prone Societies." Clingdael Institute, The Hague, October 25-27, 2006.
Keyssar, Alexander. "Sistema Eleitoral Continua Falho Nos EUA." Folha de Sao Paulo, October 15, 2006.
Keyssar, Alexander. "Voter Registration: Past and Present." Voter Identification/Registration Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 5, 2006.
Kamarck, Elaine. "The Gathering Storm." Democracy 2 (Fall 2006).
Norris, Pippa. "Getting the Message Out: A Two-Step Model of the Role of the Internet in Campaign Communication Flows During the 2005 British General Election." American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, August 31, 2006.
Baum, Matthew A., and Tim Groeling. "Rallying 'Round the Party: An Experimental Examination of Party Cues and Public Opinion." American Political Science Association Annual Conference, 2006.
Kamarck, Elaine. "Civil Servants and Politicians -- A Not-So-Civil Relationship." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (July 19, 2006).
McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. Prophets of Protest: Reconsidering the History of American Abolitionism. The New Press, 2006.
Kamarck, Elaine. "Dems Try to Overcome 'Katrina Brain.'" Newsday, April 25, 2006.
Gerwin, Leslie E., and David C. King. "New Orleans Vote Raises Fairness Issue." Boston Globe, April 18, 2006.
King, David C. "Redefining Political Attitudes and Activism." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, April 11, 2006.