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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

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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

Relationship and Family for Good Governance

Bell, Daniel A., Edmund W. Cheng, Chunyan Ding, Elisabeth Ellis, Ruiping Fan, Alfred Ho, Sungmoon Kim, Qing Liu, Haig Patapan, Mathias Risse, Robert Sparrow, Siu Fu Tang, Julia Tao and Ellen Y. Zhang. "Relationship and Family for Good Governance." An East-West Dialogue on Good Governance: Learning from Each Other. Ed. Ruiping Fan and Sungmoon Kim. Singapore: Springer, 2024, 25-58.

Ritual, Civility, and Harmony for Good Governance

Bell, Daniel A., Edmund W. Cheng, Chunyan Ding, Elisabeth Ellis, Ruiping Fan, Alfred Ho, Sungmoon Kim, Qing Liu, Haig Patapan, Mathias Risse, Robert Sparrow, Siu Fu Tang, Julia Tao, and Ellen Y. Zhang. "Ritual, Civility, and Harmony for Good Governance." An East-West Dialogue on Good Governance: Learning from Each Other. Ed. Ruiping Fan and Sungmoon Kim. Singapore: Springer, 2024, 59-90.

Individual Rights for Good Governance

Bell, Daniel A., Edmund W. Cheng, Chunyan Ding, Elisabeth Ellis, Ruiping Fan, Sungmoon Kim, Qing Liu, Haig Patapan, Mathias Risse, Robert Sparrow, Siu Fu Tang, Julia Tao, and Ellen Y. Zhang. "Individual Rights for Good Governance." An East-West Dialogue on Good Governance: Learning from Each Other. Ed. Ruiping Fan and Sungmoon Kim. Singagpore: Springer, 2024, 91-123.

Human Equality for Good Governance

Bell, Daniel A., Edmund W. Cheng, Chunyan Ding, Elisabeth Ellis, Ruiping Fan, Alfred Ho, Sungmoon Kim, Qing Liu, Haig Patapan, Mathias Risse, Robert Sparrow, Siu Fu Tang, Julia Tao, and Ellen Y. Zhang. "Human Equality for Good Governance." An East-West Dialogue on Good Governance: Learning from Each Other. Ed. Ruiping Fan and Sungmoon Kim. Singapore: Springer, 2024, 125-156.

What I have learned

Risse, Mathias. "What I have learned." An East-West Dialogue on Good Governance: Learning from Each Other. Ed. Ruiping Fan and Sungmoon Kim. Singapore: Springer, 2024, 197-200.

How will advanced AI systems impact democracy?

Summerfield, Christopher, ... Mathias Risse, et al. "How will advanced AI systems impact democracy?" 27 August 2024.

Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy

Risse, Mathias. "Artificial Intelligence and the Past, Present, and Future of Democracy." Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 7/28/2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-007, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States:
Gun Rights and Public Safety

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-006, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, March 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Privacy, Personal Data, and Surveillance." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 26, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Hate Crimes." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 22, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Religious Freedom." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, 2/19/2021.

Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety

Shattuck, John and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Gun Rights and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Criminal Justice and Public Safety." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 10, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Immigration." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, February 4, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Disability Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 21, 2021.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 18, 2020.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, November 6, 2020.

Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights

Shattuck, John, and Mathias Risse. "Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Women's Rights." Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, January 4, 2020.

On American Values, Unalienable Rights, and Human Rights: Some Reflections on the Pompeo Commission

Risse, Mathias. "On American Values, Unalienable Rights, and Human Rights: Some Reflections on the Pompeo Commission." Ethics & International Affairs 34.1 (2020): 13-31.

Tax Competition and Global Interdependence

Risse, Mathias, and Marco Meyer. "Tax Competition and Global Interdependence." Journal of Political Philosophy 27.4 (December 2019): 480-498.