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Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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 roadmap for TV coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign

Kalb, Marvin. "A roadmap for TV coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign." Brookings FixGov, May 18, 2023.

Fox still prevails, for now

Kalb, Marvin. "Fox still prevails, for now." Brookings FixGov, April 25, 2023.

Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War

Kalb, Marvin. Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War. Brookings Institution Press, 2021.

Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy

Kalb, Marvin. Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy. Brookings Institution Press, 2018.

Kalb, Marvin. The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956—Khrushchev, Stalin’s Ghost, and a Young American in Russia

Kalb, Marvin. Kalb, Marvin. The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956—Khrushchev, Stalin’s Ghost, and a Young American in Russia. Brookings Institution Press, 2017.

Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama

Kalb, Marvin, and Deborah Kalb. Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama. Brookings Institution Press, 2011.

The Future of Cuba: Is Barack Obama Missing a Golden Opportunity?

Kalb, Marvin. "The Future of Cuba: Is Barack Obama Missing a Golden Opportunity?" GlobalPost.com, February 24, 2009.

The Israeli--Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict.

Kalb, Marvin, and Carol Saivetz. "The Israeli--Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict." Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 12.3 (Summer 2007): 43-66.

Nine Ways to Elect a President.

Kalb, Marvin. "Nine Ways to Elect a President." New York Times, May 5, 2007.

The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict.

Kalb, Marvin. "The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-012, February 2007.

A Hurricane Strips off Bush's Teflon.

Kalb, Marvin. "A Hurricane Strips off Bush's Teflon." International Herald Tribune, September 27, 2005.

“What Watergate Could Teach the White House.”

Kalb, Marvin. “What Watergate Could Teach the White House.” Financial Times, August 17, 2005.

The New Anchors Can't Stop TV News Drifting.

Kalb, Marvin. "The New Anchors Can't Stop TV News Drifting." Financial Times, December 1, 2004.

Mad as Hell? Not at the Top.

Kalb, Marvin. "Mad as Hell? Not at the Top." Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2004.

The Importance of Looking Presidential on Television.

Kalb, Marvin. "The Importance of Looking Presidential on Television." Financial Times, October 2, 2004.

A Quest for More Sensation Is Killing Journalism.

Kalb, Marvin. "A Quest for More Sensation Is Killing Journalism." Financial Times, April 1, 2004.

America's Hypocrisy Laid Bare.

Kalb, Marvin. "America's Hypocrisy Laid Bare." Financial Times, February 5, 2004.

War and Conflict.

Kalb, Marvin. "War and Conflict." Editor & Publisher March 2003.

Quality Is No Issue: Rules that Help Ensure a Competitive, Robust TV Press Soon Will Be History.

Kalb, Marvin. "Quality Is No Issue: Rules that Help Ensure a Competitive, Robust TV Press Soon Will Be History." Newsday January 19, 2003.

The Media and the War on Terrorism

Kalb, Marvin, and Stephen Hess, eds. The Media and the War on Terrorism. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Introduction.

Kalb, Marvin. "Introduction." Why Didn't the Press Shout? American and International Journalism During the Holocaust. Ed. Robert Moses Shapiro and Aristeides Moses Papadakis. KTAV, February 2003.

Dissent: Public Opinion, Media Reaction.

Kalb, Marvin. "Dissent: Public Opinion, Media Reaction." Nieman Reports 57.4 (Winter 2003): 71.

Recollections of an Exceptional Day

Kalb, Marvin. "Recollections of an Exceptional Day." Review of Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of 9/11, by the Newseum with Cathy Trost and Alicia C. Shepard. American Journalism Review, September 2002: 67.

How To Cover a War.

Kalb, Marvin. "How To Cover a War." New York Times, October 17, 2001.

Whose Side Are We On?

Kalb, Marvin. "Whose Side Are We On?" Washington Post, October 11, 2001.

One Scandalous Story: Clinton, Lewinsky, & 13 Days That Tarnished American Journalism

Kalb, Marvin. One Scandalous Story: Clinton, Lewinsky, & 13 Days That Tarnished American Journalism. The Free Press, 2001.