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Making the world a better place
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Government's Most Innovative
Rhode Island's Works Wonders wins 2018 Innovations in American Government Award, watch the award ceremony
Civic Cross-Sector Collaboration
New Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative case study covers City of Louisville's effort to increase students’ college and career readiness
Making Democracy Count
Tune into a HUBweek 2018 conversation with experts pushing the envelope, sparking the cultural shifts and technology advances to increase voter participation
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Voting should be a celebration, not a chore
Archon Fung and Jane Mansbridge advocate to make Election Day a national holiday to honour our democracy
Study Groups and Workshops
Newly announced Spring 2019 study groups are available to HKS, Harvard, and other Boston-area students
Regulating Ridesharing
A new paper from Stephen Goldsmith proposes cities employ curbside pricing to create a market-based usage model
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Democratic Governance
Researches those practices that resolve urgent social problems in developed and developing societies.
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Innovations in Government
Recognizes and promotes creative and effective problem solving by governments and citizens.
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Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia
Promotes research and training on Asia to disseminate best practices and improve public policy.
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HKS Meets 90% Student Participation Goal in Harvard Votes Challenge
October 24, 2018
Students committed to registering to vote as part of a university-wide campaign to build a stronger culture of voting