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
Lawrence, Robert Z. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth? Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2024.
Bok, Derek. Attacking the Elites: What Critics Get Wrong—and Right—About America's Leading Universities. Yale University Press, 2024.
Nelson, Jonathan K., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. Risks in Renaissance Art: Production, Purchase, and Reception. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Saich, Anthony, and Kunling Zhang. Institutional Change and Adaptive Efficiency: A Study of China's Hukou System Evolution. World Scientific, 2023.
Lawrence, Robert Z. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth? Columbia University Press, 2023.
Grindle, Merilee. In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico’s Ancient Civilizations. Harvard University Press, 2023.
Brooks, Arthur, and Oprah Winfrey. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Penguin Random House, 2023.
Rogers, Todd, and Jessica Lasky-Fink. Writing for Busy Readers. Penguin Random House, 2023.
Allen, Danielle. Justice by Means of Democracy. University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Nye, Joseph S. Soft Power and Great-Power Competition. Springer Singapore, 2023.
Barron, Patrick, Louise Cord, José Cuesta, Sabina Espinoza, Greg Larson, and Michael Woolcock. Social Sustainability in Development: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century. The World Bank, 2023.
Risse, Mathias. Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Chrisinger, David, And Lauren Brodsky. Because Data Can't Speak for Itself: A Practical Guide to Telling Persuasive Policy Stories. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
Bazerman, Max H. Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop. Princeton University Press, 2022.
Norris, Pippa. In Praise of Skepticism: Trust but Verify. Oxford University Press, 2022.
Kamm, F.M. Rights and Their Limits: In Theory, Cases, and Pandemics. Oxford University Press, 2022.
Glaeser, Edward L., and David Cutler. Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation. Penguin, 2022.
Shattuck, John, Sushma Raman, and Mathias Risse. Holding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone. The New Press, May 2022.
Beck, Colin J., Mlada Bukovansky, Erica Chenoweth, George Lawson, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, and Daniel P. Ritter. On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World. Oxford University Press, 2022.
Gergen, David. Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made. Simon and Schuster, 2022.
Ferreras, Isabelle, Julie Battilana, and Dominique Méda. Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy. University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Moore, Don A., and Max H. Bazerman. Decision Leadership: Empowering Others to Make Better Choices. Yale University Press, 2022.
Kayyem, Juliette. The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters. PublicAffairs, 2022.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Kate Markin Coleman. Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development. Brookings Institution Press, 2022.
Goldmsith, Stephen, and Kate Markin Coleman. Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development. Brookings Institution Press, 2022.
Brooks, Arthur. From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. Portfolio, 2022.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Kate Markin Coleman. Collaborative Cities: Mapping Solutions to Wicked Problems. Esri Press, 2022.
Lee, Henry, Daniel P. Schrag, Matthew Bunn, Michael Davidson, Wei Peng, Wang Pu, and Mao Zhimin. Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Falco, Gregory J. and Eric Rosenbach. Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy for Cybersecurity. Oxford University Press, 2021.
Grau-Grau, Marc, Mireia las Heras Maestro, and Hannah Riley Bowles. Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality: Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives. Springer, 2021.
Mansbridge, Jane. Democracia: Amistad y pugna. GEDISA, 2021.
Borjas, George. Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics. World Scientific, 2021.
Kellerman, Barbara. The Enablers: How Team Trump Flunked the Pandemic and Failed America. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business. Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Price, Richard, and Kathryn Sikkink. Elements in International Relations. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Han, Hahrie, Elizabeth McKenna, and Michelle Oyakawa. Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America. University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Saich, Anthony. From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party. Harvard University Press, 2021.
Levy, Dan. Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The Wisdom of Legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser. Dan Levy, 2021.
Chenoweth, Erica. Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2021.
Kalb, Marvin. Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War. Brookings Institution Press, 2021.
Luca, Michael, and Max Bazerman. The Power of Experiments: Decision Making in a Data-Driven World. MIT Press, 2021.
Eggleston, Karen, John D. Donahue, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. The Dragon, the Eagle, and the Private Sector: Public-Private Collaboration in China and the United States. Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Livingston, Robert W. The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations. Penguin Random House, 2021.
Chenoweth, Erica, and Maria J. Stephan. The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns: Poisoned Chalice or Holy Grail? ICNC, 2021.
Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. The Judicial Tug of War: How Lawyers, Politicians, and Political Incentives Shape the American Judiciary. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Kellerman, Barbara, and Todd L. Pittinsky. Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Putnam, Robert D., with Shaylyn Romney Garrett. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Danielle F. Jung and Dara Kay Cohen. Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Logevall, Fredrik. JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956. Penguin Random House, 2020.
Bok, Derek. Higher Expectations: Can Colleges Teach Students What They Need to Know in the 21st Century? Princeton University Press, 2020.