What’s the most effective way to get across a public health message: use positive wording to emphasize the benefits of certain behavior, or a negative framing that might scare people who avoid those ...
There are many issues at stake in the 2024 presidential election: the economy, immigration, climate change, the crisis in the Middle East. And yet, as a recent panel discussion at the John F. Kennedy ...
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 ...
We write today with profound sadness to share that Setti Warren, Director of the Institute of Politics, has passed away. Setti was a beloved member of our community, and we are devastated by this ...
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 ...
New research by Professor Erica Chenoweth’s Nonviolent Action Lab—published right before the October 18 No Kings protests across the country—shows that the 2025 protests against the Trump ...
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 ...
The U.S. government shutdown is in its third week as funding bills have failed to garner the necessary votes from both Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government. At the center of this ...
In this publication, Technology and Human Rights Fellow Anna Romandash examines Russia’s use of hybrid warfare against Ukraine, which blended cyberattacks, disinformation, economic coercion, and ...
Cambridge, MA — Today, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is launching the American Service Fellowship — a new initiative that will provide full scholarships for at least 50 public servants and military ...
David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
A recent online event by the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarchy—and the ...