Publications

WCFIA Publications

The Weatherhead Center has developed a presence on the Internet that, to a growing readership, is playing a significant role in the projection of Harvard scholarship on international affairs. The site: faculty research available through categorical fields of inquiry; searches by author, subject, title or date of publication; Working Papers selected for online distribution based on their relevance to contemporary issues in international affairs; In the News links to op-ed and other pieces written by or about the Center’s faculty associates; and Recent Books by faculty associates, including editorial summaries. The Center is always adding to the hundreds of academic articles available on its site and responding to the interests of Center faculty and other users in making the site an indispensable scholarly tool.

Below are a selection of our most recently uploaded publications.


To win the war on terror, you need the carrot
by Nye, Joseph S., Jr.
Publisher: Independent
Publication Type: Op-ed
If hard power is characterised by the use of military force to project our will, then the essence of soft power lies in values, in our culture and in the way we handle ourselves internationally....
Published Date: June 2005 More
How to Help Poor Countries
by Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind; Birdsall, Nancy
The year 2005 has become the year of development. In September, at the UN Millennium Summit meeting of heads of state, in New York, leaders of wealthy nations will emphasize their commitment to...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: July 2005 More
David Brooks, champion of the people?
by Skocpol, Theda
Publisher: Salon.com
Publication Type: Op-ed
The right-wing columnist used my work to bash Dean and MoveOn as elitists—conveniently ignoring the big-money interests that pull the GOP's strings.
Published Date: February 2005 More
China must reduce its excessive savings rate
by Hausmann, Ricardo
Publisher: Financial Times
Publication Type: Op-ed
Much of the recent debate on global economic imbalances has centred on Chinese exchange-rate policy. China has a balance of payments surplus. The People's Bank of China has been buying some $20bn a...
Published Date: June 2005 More
A Skeptic of Human Nature: George F. Kennan was an Early Advocate for the New Europe
by Kaiser, Karl
Publisher: Atlantic Times
Publication Type: Op-ed
George F. Kennan, diplomat, historian, writer, died on March 17. Excerpts from Karl Kaiser’s eulogy. I am one of the millions of Europeans who benefited from George Kennan’s contribution, for...
Published Date: May 2005 More
Bush Administration Policy: A View toward Latin America
by Domínguez, Jorge I.
Publisher: ReVista
Publication Type: Magazine Article
"So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our...
Published Date: May 2005 More
On the High Road: Trade, International Standards, and National Competitiveness
by Abrami, Regina M.
What's fair when it comes to setting the terms of market access? The rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) were meant to answer this question, as well as settle disputes surrounding it. On...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: December 2004 More
Writing the rules of global finance: France, Europe, and capital liberalization
by Abdelal, Rawi E.
Why were capital controls orthodox in 1944, but heretical in 1997? The scholarly literature, following the conventional wisdom, focuses on the role of the United States in promoting capital...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: February 2006 More
Identity as a Variable
by Abdelal, Rawi E.; Johnston, Alastair Iain; Herrera, Yoshiko Margaret; McDermott, Rose
As scholarly interest in the concept of identity continues to grow, social identities are proving to be crucially important for understanding contemporary life. Despite—or perhaps because of—the...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: December 2006 More
Has Globalization Passed Its Peak?
by Abdelal, Rawi E.; Segal, Adam
Once upon a time, not very long ago, economic globalization— the free worldwide flow of capital, goods, and labor—looked both inevitable and inexorable. Most governments seemed to...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: January 2007 More
Cover of Measuring IdentityMeasuring Identity: A Guide for Social Scientists
by Abdelal, Rawi E.; Johnston, Alastair Iain; Herrera, Yoshiko Margaret; McDermott, Rose
The concept of identity has become increasingly prominent in the social sciences and humanities. Analysis of the development of social identities is an important focus of scholarly research, and...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2009 More

Cover of The Rules of Globalization: Case BookThe Rules of Globalization: Case Book
by Abdelal, Rawi E.
This is a book about the politics of the global economy—about how firms prosper by understanding those politics, or fail by misunderstanding them. Understanding the politics of globalization may...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March 2008 More

Cover of  Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance
by Abdelal, Rawi E.
The rise of global financial markets in the last decades of the twentieth century was premised on one fundamental idea: that capital ought to flow across country borders with minimal restriction and...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: February 2007 More

Cover of International Law and International RelationsInternational Law and International Relations
by Simmons, Beth A.; Steinberg, Richard H.
This volume is intended to help readers understand the relationship between international law and international relations (IL/IR). As a testament to this dynamic area of inquiry, new research on...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2007 More

Cover of The Global Diffusion of Markets and DemocracyThe Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy
by Simmons, Beth A.; Dobbin, Frank; Garrett, Geoffrey
The diffusion of markets and democracy around the world was a defining feature of the late twentieth century. Many social scientists view this economic and political liberalization as the product of...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March 2008 More