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Amazon may promise fast package delivery, but research shows that delivery drivers are paying the price

Every second, 231 packages are delivered around the world by Amazon. In the United States alone, that translates to 1.6 million packages per day and more than 9 billion items a year. For consumers, ...
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Collaborating for Public Value with Matt Andrews & Jack Donahue

The public and private sectors often do their best work together. To drive change for your organizations or communities, your best bet can be cross-sectoral collaboration. In this webinar, Harvard ...
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The 3.5% rule: Understanding what makes protest powerful

MOVEMENTS MATTER. In 1980, ship workers in the Polish city of Gdańsk went on strike, demonstrating for independent unions, better conditions, and political reforms. Poland, which had been under Soviet ...
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Faculty Publications

Kaslovsky, Jaclyn, Daniel J. Moskowitz, and Benjamin Schneer. "Adaptive Representation in the U.S. Congress." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP26-002, July 2026. Fair Workweek Laws in the ...
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Social Capital: Measurement and Consequences

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Mid-Career Master in Public Administration

The Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Program empowers experienced professionals to make a greater impact in the world. You know the skills you need to advance your career. With the ...
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Toward a New Professionalism in Policing

While community policing represented a great change in how police officers did their jobs, it is now time for a new model for the 21st century - a "New Professionalism". The authors propose a ...
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The Rise and Fall of American Hegemony From Wilson to Trump

A century ago, Woodrow Wilson changed America's place in the world when he sent two million men to fight in Europe, but America withdrew into isolationism in the 1930s. After the Second World War, ...
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Explainer: What’s happening with gerrymandering in the United States—and who will “win” the redistricting battle?

American states traditionally redraw their congressional districts every 10 years. Recently, states have begun redrawing districts mid-cycle to give a political advantage to a particular party. Texas, ...
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Young voters shifted right in the 2024 election; the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation examined why

One of the most surprising statistics from the 2024 presidential election was the surge of support President Trump received from Gen Z voters. While these voters, born between 1997 and 2012, turned ...
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Democracy in 2025: Harvard professors on rising authoritarianism in the United States

“Authoritarianism is new to many Americans,” said Steven Levitsky late last month. “And Americans have responded in a couple different ways—but we see a couple of misperceptions that concern us.” ...
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Explainer: Why the “casual invocation” of the Insurrection Act by President Trump is so unusual

A little-used federal law is getting quite a bit of attention in the Trump administration. The Insurrection Act, first enacted in 1807, allows the president to deploy the United States military and ...