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On the Rebound: Prospects for a US-UK Free Trade Agreement

This paper, the third in a series exploring the impact of Brexit on British businesses, examines the prospects for, and potential impact of, a free trade agreement between the US and the UK. The ...
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Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to ...

Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an “enemy of the American people.” Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump’s presidential ...
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Harvard’s Growth Lab researchers diagnose South Africa’s decline and suggest tough ...

Concluding a two-year investigation, researchers at Harvard Kennedy School’s Growth Lab have issued a stark diagnosis of the “collapsing state capacity” in South Africa after decades of policy ...
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Marshall Ganz

Teaches leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups, and social movements how to organize communities that can mobilize power to effect change.
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The Afrikaner Exception: Race and Strategic Dismantling of U.S. Refugee Protection under ...

The views expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to ...
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From AI to EVs, industrial policy plays a strategic role in a nation’s power and security

Economists, industry leaders, and policymakers explored the current debates over industrial policy—the strategies a government takes to stimulate economic growth through tools like subsidies, tax ...
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Demonetization: When 86% of India's Currency Disappeared - Gabriel Chodorow-Reich

August 25, 2020, Video: "In November 2016, India’s prime minister announced that all bills over 500 rupees were demonetized in an attempt to fight corruption. As a result, 86% of India’s currency ...
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For the Sake of Argument

Civil discourse isn’t just about polite conversation. It’s a vital ingredient to better public policy and public leadership. And vital to the Kennedy School’s focus on public engagement. With a number ...
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Master’s Programs

Ask what you can do. Transform your desire to do good in the world into real, life-changing action. The master’s degree programs at Harvard Kennedy School are designed to equip you with the essential ...
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Less Is More: How Reducing Probation Populations Can Improve Outcomes

The Executive Session on Community Corrections released a new paper, entitled Less Is More: How Reducing Probation Populations Can Improve Outcomes. The authors find that probation has often not ...
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Oligarchy in the open: What happens now as the U.S. is forced to confront its plutocracy ...

Professors Archon Fung of HKS and Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School say Trump’s brazen embrace of billionaire ruling partners could be an inflection point in America’s long slide toward rule by ...
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Master in Public Policy

The Master in Public Policy Program provides you with a conceptual toolkit rooted in the social sciences and adapted for action. A defining feature of the Master in Public Policy (MPP) Program is its ...