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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

Commentaries on “Public Value is Unknowable”: Valuing the Dimensions of Public Choices

Moore, Mark H. "Commentaries on “Public Value is Unknowable”: Valuing the Dimensions of Public Choices." Administration & Society 53.10 (November 2021): 1603-1609.

Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle

de Jong, Jorrit, Amy Edmondson, Mark Moore, Hannah Riley Bowles, Jan Rivkin, Eva Flavia Martinez-Orbegozo, and Santiago Pulido-Gomez. "Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle." Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2021).

Creating Public Value: The Core Idea of Strategic Management in Government

Moore, Mark H. "Creating Public Value: The Core Idea of Strategic Management in Government." International Journal of Professional Business Review 6.1 (January 2021): 219.

“Police Performance Measurement: A Normative Framework.”

Moore, Mark H., and Anthony A. Braga. “Police Performance Measurement: A Normative Framework.” Criminal Justice Ethics 23.1 (2004): 3-19.

The Best Defense Is No Offense: Preventing Crime Through Effective Public Defense.

Moore, Mark H., Michael P. Judge, Carlos J. Martinez, and Leonard Noisette. "The Best Defense Is No Offense: Preventing Crime Through Effective Public Defense." New York University Review of Law & Social Change 29.1 (2004): 57-82.

Alternative Strategies for Public Defenders and Assigned Counsel.

Moore, Mark H. "Alternative Strategies for Public Defenders and Assigned Counsel." New York University Review of Law & Social Change 29.1 (2004): 83-112.

Building Strategic Accountability Systems for International NGOs.

Brown, L. David, Mark H. Moore, and James Honan. "Building Strategic Accountability Systems for International NGOs." AccountAbility Forum 2 (Summer 2004): 31-43.

Measuring and Improving Police Performance: The Lessons of Compstat and its Progeny.

Moore, Mark H., and Anthony A. Braga. "Measuring and Improving Police Performance: The Lessons of Compstat and its Progeny." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 26.3 (September 2003): 439-453.

Sizing Up Compstat: An Important Administrative Innovation in Policing.

Moore, Mark H. "Sizing Up Compstat: An Important Administrative Innovation in Policing." Criminology and Public Policy 2.3 (July 2003).

Symposium: Public Values In An Era Of Privatization - Introduction.

Moore, Mark H. "Symposium: Public Values In An Era Of Privatization - Introduction." Harvard Law Review 116.5 (March 2003).

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.