Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Joseph Nye, former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and leading political scientist

Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power

At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.

by Olivia Farrar

A crowd of people shout and march during a nighttime demonstration, while a man and woman in the foreground hold two silver-colored pans above their heads and bang on them with sticks

The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

by Lydialyle Gibson

From left: Margrethe Vestager, Baroness Beeban Kidron, Maria Ressa, and Shoshana Zuboff

Ending Surveillance Capitalism

Four women leading change in the world of privacy and personal data

by Jonathan Shaw

A woman sits at a desk with a computer, beside a red door connected by circuit lines.

How surveillance changes people’s behavior

Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.

by Jonathan Shaw

Government and Medical Schools Pursue Cost Cutting

Harvard's government and medical schools are pursuing cost reductions of up to 10 percent in next year's budget.

Changing Guard at Government

Dean of the Kennedy School of Government Joseph S. Nye announced in early September that he intends to step down as dean this coming June. Nye...

Government's Deficit Spending

A deficit at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) that in October was projected to reach $2.9 million for the academic year 2001-2002 (see...