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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University convened the inaugural class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. 40 mayors spent a weekend in NYC recieving high-quality executive coaching and training.
Featured News Commentary
Moshik Temkin writes that in the age of Trump, the most important thing historians can do is to leave the analogies to the pundits, and instead provide a critical, uncomfortable account of how we arrived at this unique political moment.
Now on AshCast
Tune into the latest Ash Center podcast episode, "The U.S., China, and the Future of the Korean Peninsula." Dr. Jin Park, Julia Lee, Ash China Programs Director Edward Cunningham, and Ash Center Director Tony Saich discuss the relationship between the U.S., China, and North and South Korea.
Award Winning Books
Dara Kay Cohen & Candelaria Garay were awarded by the American Political Science Association for their respective books Rape During Civil War & Social Policy Expansion in Latin America.
Kate O'Gorman, Martha H. Mauzy Award Winner
Meet Kate O'Gorman, MPA 2017, the inaugural recipient of the Ash Center's Martha H. Mauzy Award for Advancement of Democratic Governance.
Occasional Paper Series
New paper answers the question, does online political petition participation differ between women and men? Read "Gender and Political Mobilization Online: Participation and Policy Success on a Global Petitioning Platform" to learn more.
Featured Commentary
Steve Kelman confronts the culture of fear in government and applauds the efforts of government officials who own their mistakes in his latest article on FCW.
Communiqué Spring 2017, Volume 20
In the latest issue, we feature the Civic Analytics Network (CAN), a national peer network of Chief Data Officers (CDO). We also showcase new fellows, faculty, & programs.
