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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

The Impact of City-Led Neighborhood Action on the Coproduction of Neighborhood Quality and Safety in Buffalo, NY

Robb, Katharine, Pablo Uribe, Eleanor Dickens, Ashley Marcoux, Jessica Creighton, and Jorrit de Jong. "The Impact of City-Led Neighborhood Action on the Coproduction of Neighborhood Quality and Safety in Buffalo, NY." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22.3 (March 2025): 341.

Cross-Sector Collaboration In Cities: Learning Journey Or Blame Game?

Pulido-Gómez, Santiago, Jorrit de Jong, and Jan W Rivkin. "Cross-Sector Collaboration In Cities: Learning Journey Or Blame Game?" Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (01/08/2025).

Hidden Barriers to Open Venues: What Big Data Can Tell You about Access to Public Spaces

Nesrala, Yamile, Jonathan Jay, Jorrit de Jong, Felicia Heykoop, Linda Hwang, Alexa Courtepatte, and Michelle Kondo. "Hidden Barriers to Open Venues: What Big Data Can Tell You about Access to Public Spaces." Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Action Insights, Apr 3, 2024.

Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY

Robb, Katharine, Ashley Marcoux, Eleanor Dickens, and Jorrit de Jong. "Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY." Administration & Society (March 28, 2024).

Substandard housing and the risk of COVID-19 infection and disease severity: A retrospective cohort study

Robb, Katharine, Rowana Ahmed, John Wong, Elissa Ladd, and Jorrit de Jong. "Substandard housing and the risk of COVID-19 infection and disease severity: A retrospective cohort study." SSM - Population Health 25 (March 2024): 101629.

The effects of a place-based intervention on resident reporting of crime and service needs: A frontier matching approach

Dickens, Eleanor, Noah Greifer, Katharine Robb, Ashley Marcoux, Jessica Creighton, Charles Allegar, and Jorrit de Jong. "The effects of a place-based intervention on resident reporting of crime and service needs: A frontier matching approach." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-033, December 2023.

Inter-city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together

Robb, Katharine A., Michelle LaPointe, Kathryn Hemsing, Grant Anderson, James Anderson, and Jorrit de Jong. "Inter-city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together." Global Policy (September 2023).

Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start

de Jong, Jorrit, Eva Flavia Martínez Orbegozo, Lisa Cox, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy C. Edmondson, and Anahide Nahhal. "Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start." Stanford Social Innovation Review (July 6, 2023).

All Minds on Deck? Assessing Distributed Strategic Capacity in Public-Sector Organizations

de Jong, Jorrit, Maurits Waardenburg, Bertine Steenbergen, and Nicholas Vachon. "All Minds on Deck? Assessing Distributed Strategic Capacity in Public-Sector Organizations." Review of Public Personnel Administration 43.1 (March 2023): 33–55.

Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations

Martínez Orbegozo, Eva Flavia, Jorrit de Jong, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy Edmondson, Anahide Nahhal, and Lisa Cox. "Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations." The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 58.4 (December 2022): 595-645.

A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic

Sevtsuk, Andres, Rounaq Basu, Dylan Halpern, Anne Hudson, Kloe Ng, and Jorrit de Jong. "A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic." Cities 131 (December 2022): 104006.

Effects of demolishing abandoned buildings on firearm violence: a moderation analysis using aerial imagery and deep learning

Jay, Jonathan, Jorrit de Jong, Marcia P Jimenez, Quynh Nguyen, and Jason Goldstick. "Effects of demolishing abandoned buildings on firearm violence: a moderation analysis using aerial imagery and deep learning." Injury Prevention 28 (May 2022): 249-255.