“A Difficult Lady”: Shutting Down Pollution in Kampala, Uganda

Publication Date: October 15, 2021

In 2011, sanitation and environmental management expert Judith Tumusiime joined the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), where she and KCCA Executive Director Jennifer Musisi quickly became a dynamic team, working together to execute a mandate...

Negotiate WELL (Work, Education, Life, & Leadership): A Strategic Preparation Workbook

Publication Date: October 5, 2021

The Strategic Preparation Workbook guides students in preparing for a work or life negotiation so that they are more likely to succeed in negotiations. The Workbook outlines a four-part process in preparing for a negotiation and finishes with...

Mothers Out Front

Publication Date: August 12, 2021

It was April 17, 2020, the night before the vote, and Kelsey Wirth, co-founder and board chair of Mothers Out Front, a non-profit climate justice organization, wondered if its Massachusetts chapter had garnered sufficient support from its...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Course Bundle

Publication Date: August 10, 2021

The materials in this course are designed to help students understand how lobbying and advocacy impact the making of public policy. In doing so students will explore the power of persuasion, as well as the skills necessary to build an effective...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Podcasts

Publication Date: August 10, 2021

These 3 podcasts are part of the Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice course and feature Professor Mark Fagan in conversation with leading practitioners in the field of lobbying. In addition, students will be able to watch video guidance...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Video Lectures

Publication Date: August 10, 2021

These 14 video lectures are part of the Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice course. For the purpose of this course, a range of issues, from the history of lobbying to regulating the industry, and from lobbying in various geographic...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Simulations

Publication Date: August 9, 2021

These two simulations are part of the Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice course. Materials in this course are designed to help students understand how lobbying and advocacy impact the making of public policy. In doing so students will...

No Trust in Miracles: Leading Through a Water Crisis in Cape Town Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: June 25, 2021

This Practitioner Guide accompanies HKS Case No. 2227.0. After several years of scarce rain, Cape Town started to prepare for a potentially unprecedented drought at the beginning of the 2017 rainy season. When the season did not deliver the...

No Trust in Miracles: Leading Through a Water Crisis in Cape Town Epilogue

Publication Date: June 25, 2021

This epilogue accompanies HKS Case 2227.0. After several years of scarce rain, Cape Town started to prepare for a potentially unprecedented drought at the beginning of the 2017 rainy season. When the season did not deliver the necessary rains,...

No Trust in Miracles: Leading Through a Water Crisis in Cape Town

Publication Date: June 25, 2021

After several years of scarce rain, Cape Town started to prepare for a potentially unprecedented drought at the beginning of the 2017 rainy season. When the season did not deliver the necessary rains, the extreme drought became a one in...

Harvey Mudd College: Promoting Women in Computer Science through Inclusive Education

Publication Date: June 17, 2021

In 2005, the faculty of the computer science department at Harvey Mudd College reviewed its statistics on gender matriculation. A long-time goal of the department had been to increase the number and proportion of women studying computer...

Leading Civic Engagement Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: June 7, 2021

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case 2224.0. These three cases are stories of city officials leading civic engagement and public participation in pursuit of public goals. From a variety of different positions in city government, the...