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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 Aristocrats: Focusing on the Presidents Bush

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Aristocrats: Focusing on the Presidents Bush." Review of American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, by Kevin Phillips. Boston Sunday Globe, February 8, 2004: H9.

Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion Worldwide

Norris, Pippa, and Ronald Inglehart. Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion Worldwide. Cambridge University Press (subsequently published in Italian), 2004.

Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior

Norris, Pippa. Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior. Cambridge University Press, 2004.

E-politics? The Impact of the Internet on Political Trust and Participation.

Curtice, John, and Pippa Norris. "E-politics? The Impact of the Internet on Political Trust and Participation." British Social Attitudes, 21st Report. Ed. Alison Park, John Curtice, et al. Sage, 2004.

The Internet and Politics: Emerging Perspectives.

Graber, Doris A., Bruce Bimber, W. Lance Bennett, Richard Davis, and Pippa Norris. "The Internet and Politics: Emerging Perspectives." Academy and the Internet. Ed. Helen Fay Nissenbaum and Monroe E. Price. Peter Lang, 2004, 90-119.

Why Parties Fail to Learn: Electoral Defeat, Selective Perception, and British Party Politics.

Norris, Pippa. "Why Parties Fail to Learn: Electoral Defeat, Selective Perception, and British Party Politics." Party Politics 10.1 (2004): 85-104.

A Seat at the Table: How to Elect Women to Iraq's New Government.

Norris, Pippa. "A Seat at the Table: How to Elect Women to Iraq's New Government." Compass: A Journal of Leadership Spring 2004: 6-8.

Where Did All the Voters Go?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Where Did All the Voters Go?" Phi Kappa Phi Forum 84.1 (Winter 2004): 11-15.

Moving Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign: Local Visits and Local Media.

King, David C., and David Morehouse. "Moving Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign: Local Visits and Local Media." Lights, Camera, Campaign. Ed. David Schultz. Peter Lang, 2004.

Congress and the Contingent Influence of Diaspora Lobbies: U.S. Foreign Policy toward Armenia and Azerbaijan

King, David C., and Miles Pomper. "Congress and the Contingent Influence of Diaspora Lobbies: U.S. Foreign Policy toward Armenia and Azerbaijan." Journal of Armenian Studies (Summer 2004).

Moving Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign: Local Visits, Local Media.

King, David C., and David Morehouse. "Moving Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign: Local Visits, Local Media." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-003, January 2004.

Edwards, Lieberman Sinking Fast.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Edwards, Lieberman Sinking Fast." Newsday, December 12, 2003.

Slams on Dean Make Him Stronger.

Kamarck, Elaine. Slams on Dean Make Him Stronger." Newsday, November 24, 2003.

Who Says Candidates Need Experts.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Who Says Candidates Need Experts." Newsday, October 23, 2003.

Three Candidates Need the Hook.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Three Candidates Need the Hook." Newsday, September 22, 2003.

Just a Rescue Fantasy.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Just a Rescue Fantasy." Newsday, August 14, 2003.

The Radical Reader: A Documentary Anthology of the American Radical Tradition

McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. The Radical Reader: A Documentary Anthology of the American Radical Tradition. The New Press, 2003.

The Boomers' Babies.

King, David C. "The Boomers' Babies." Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2003.

The Project of Democracy.

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Project of Democracy." Maine Policy Review 11.2 (Winter 2002): 90-99.

Where Have All the Voters Gone?

Patterson, Thomas E. "Where Have All the Voters Gone?" Christian Science Monitor, November 4, 2002.

Disappearing Act: The Downturn in Voting Continues, Despite a Patriotic Fever After 9/11.

Patterson, Thomas E. "Disappearing Act: The Downturn in Voting Continues, Despite a Patriotic Fever After 9/11." Boston Globe, August 25, 2002.

E-Voting as the Magic Ballot?

Norris, Pippa. "E-Voting as the Magic Ballot?" KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP02-016, April 2002.

La Participacion Ciudadana: Mexico Desde Una Perspectiva Comparativa.

Norris, Pippa. "La Participacion Ciudadana: Mexico Desde Una Perspectiva Comparativa." Deconstruyendo la Ciusasanía: Advances y Retos en el Desarrollo de la Cultura Democrática en Mexico. .Instituto Federal Electoral, 2002.

The Vanishing Voter.

Patterson, Thomas E. "The Vanishing Voter." National Civic Review 91.4 (Winter 2002): 367-378.

Revolution, What Revolution? The Internet and U.S. Elections, 1992-2000

Norris, Pippa. "Revolution, What Revolution? The Internet and U.S. Elections, 1992-2000." Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age. Ed. Elaine Kamarck and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution Press, 2002.

Ballots Not Bullets: Electoral Systems, Ethnic Minorities and Democratization.

Norris, Pippa. "Ballots Not Bullets: Electoral Systems, Ethnic Minorities and Democratization." The Architecture of Democracy. Ed. Andrew Reynolds and Scott Mainwaring. Oxford University Press, 2002.

The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

Patterson, Thomas E. The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty, Hardcover Edition. Knopf, 2002.

Women as Candidates in Congressional Elections.

Matland, Richard E., and David C. King. "Women as Candidates in Congressional Elections." Women Transforming Congress. Ed. Cindy Simon Rosenthal. University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.

Catching Voters in the Web.

King, David C. "Catching Voters in the Web." Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age. Ed. Elaine Kamarck and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2002.

Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the U.S

Thompson, Dennis. Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the U.S. University of Chicago Press, 2002.

“Political Representation.”

Thompson, Dennis. “Political Representation.” International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Elsevier Science, 2002, 11696-11698.

Congressional Vote Options.

King, David C., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Congressional Vote Options." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.

Party Competition and Fidelity to the Median Voter in the U.S. Congress.

King, David C. "Party Competition and Fidelity to the Median Voter in the U.S. Congress." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.

The Key to Homeland Defense.

Kamarck, Elaine. "The Key to Homeland Defense." Blueprint, November 15, 2001.

Britain Votes 2001.

Norris, Pippa, ed. "Britain Votes 2001." Parliamentary Affairs 54.4 (October 2001).

Homeland Defense Needs Trust and Political Will.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Homeland Defense Needs Trust and Political Will." Newsday, September 27, 2001.

Reform and an Evolving Electorate.

Keyssar, Alexander. "Reform and an Evolving Electorate." New York Times, August 5, 2001.

Bush Team Tripped Over Themselves.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Bush Team Tripped Over Themselves." Newsday, May 29, 2001.

Social Capital: Measurement and Consequences

Putnam, Robert D. "Social Capital: Measurement and Consequences." Isuma: Canadian Journal of Policy Research 2 (Spring 2001): 41-51.

Ghosts of Presidents Past.

Kamarck, Elaine. "Ghosts of Presidents Past." Newsday, January 21, 2001.

Five Realities That Will Shape 21st Century U.S. Politics.

Kamarck, Elaine, and William A. Galston. "Five Realities That Will Shape 21st Century U.S. Politics." The Global Third Way Debate. Ed. Anthony Giddens. Blackwell, 2001.

The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States

Keyssar, Alexander. The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States, Paperback Edition. Basic, 2001.

The Right to Vote and Election 2000.

Keyssar, Alexander. "The Right to Vote and Election 2000." The Undecided Election. Ed. Jack Rakove. Basic, 2001.