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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

A Moment to Step Up.

Gergen, David. "A Moment to Step Up." U.S. News & World Report, February 26, 2001.

Before the Party Starts.

Gergen, David. "Before the Party Starts." U.S. News & World Report, February 19, 2001.

Bush as Global Steward.

Gergen, David. "Bush as Global Steward." U.S. News & World Report, February 5, 2001.

Grief and the Grievance Process.

Behn, Robert. "Grief and the Grievance Process." Governing February 2001: 117.

Organization as Artifact: A Study of Technical Innovation and Management Reform, 1893-1906.

Hall, Peter Dobkin. "Organization as Artifact: A Study of Technical Innovation and Management Reform, 1893-1906." Flesh and Stone: Stony Creek and the Age of Granite. Ed. Deborah DeFord. Leetes Island Books, 2001.

Social Science, Christian Ethics and Democratic Politics: Issues of Poverty and Welfare.

Bane, Mary Jo. ""Social Science, Christian Ethics and Democratic Politics: Issues of Poverty and Welfare."." Annals of the Society of Christian Ethics 21 (2001): 25-37.

Rethinking Democratic Accountability

Behn, Robert. Rethinking Democratic Accountability. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Accountability, Strategy, and International Nongovernmental Organizations.

Brown, L. David, and Mark H. Moore. "Accountability, Strategy, and International Nongovernmental Organizations." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30.3 (2001): 569-587.

Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets

Donahue, John D., and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., eds. Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Government's Role When Markets Rule.

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Government's Role When Markets Rule." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

ICANN and the Migration of Governance.

Donahue, John D. ""ICANN and the Migration of Governance."." Wer Regiert das Internet. Ed. Ingrid Hamm and Marcel Machill. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2001.

Centralization and Its Discontents.

Donahue, John D., and Mark A. Pollack. "Centralization and Its Discontents." The Federal Vision: Legitimacy and Levels of Governance in the U.S. and the E.U. Ed. Kalypso Nicolaidis and Robert Howse. Oxford University Press, 2001.

The Price of Doing Good: Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations.

Frumkin, Peter and Elizabeth Keating. "The Price of Doing Good: Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations." Hauser Center Working Paper, 2001.

Innovation in Government.

Goldsmith, Stephen. "Innovation in Government." Leading for Innovation. Ed. Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, and Iain Somerville. Jossey, 2001.

Historical Perspectives on Religion, Government, and Social Welfare in America.

Hall, Peter Dobkin. "Historical Perspectives on Religion, Government, and Social Welfare in America." Can Charitable Choice Work? Covering Religion's Impact on Urban Affairs and Social Services. Ed. Andrew Walsh. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Trinity College, 2001.

Philanthropy.

Hall, Peter Dobkin. "Philanthropy." Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Scribners's, 2001.

Blueprints for Change: Devolution and Subsidiarity in the United States and the European Union.

Lazer, David, and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. "Blueprints for Change: Devolution and Subsidiarity in the United States and the European Union." The Federal Vision: Legitimacy and Levels of Governance in the U.S. and the European Union. Ed. Robert Howse and Kalypso Nicolaidis. Oxford University Press, 2001, 118-143.

The Coevolution of Individual and Network.

Lazer, David. "The Coevolution of Individual and Network." Journal of Mathematical Sociology (January 2001): 69-108.

Review of Emergent Actors in World Politics: How States and Nations Develop

Lazer, David. Review of Emergent Actors in World Politics: How States and Nations Develop, by Lars-Erik Cederman. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, March 2001.

Stereotype Susceptibility in Children: Effects of Identity Activation on Quantitative Performance.

Ambady, Nalini, Margaret J. Shih, Amy Kim, and Todd L. Pittinsky. "Stereotype Susceptibility in Children: Effects of Identity Activation on Quantitative Performance." Psychological Science 12.5 (2001): 385-390.

Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations.

Brown, L. David, Sanjeev Khagram, Mark H. Moore, and Peter Frumkin. "Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations." Governance in a Globalizing World. Ed. Nye, Jr., Joseph S., and John D. Donohue. Brookings Institution, 2001, 271-296.

Body (Re)Building

Bane, Mary Jo. "Body (Re)Building." Review of Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy, by Mark R. Warren. America, 185.14 November 5, 2001.

The Market Versus the Forum.

Moore, Mark H. "The Market Versus the Forum." Governance Amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donohue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr.. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Review of The Big Test

Hall, Peter. Review of The Big Test, by Nicholas Lemann. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 30.1 March 2001.

A Short Note on Public Sector Strategy-Building.

Leonard, Herman B. "A Short Note on Public Sector Strategy-Building." Working Paper, Fall 2001.

Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership - Nixon to Clinton

Gergen, David. Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership - Nixon to Clinton, Paperback Edition. Simon & Schuster, 2001.

The Spree Decade

Gergen, David. "The Spree Decade." Review of The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years, by Haynes Johnson. Boston Globe, October 21, 2001.

Accountability and social cognition

Lerner, Jennifer S. "Accountability and social cognition." Encyclopedia of human behavior. Ed. Vilayanur Ramachandran. Academic Press, 1994, 1-10.