The Ash Center and digital HKS invite you to a discussion on European and American approaches to tech policy. Joining us will be Henri Piffaut, a senior advisor with the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission. At the European Commission, Piffaut served as a member of Margrethe Vestager’s technical team and has a unique insight into the Commission’s policy aims and anti-competition actions against such tech giants as Alphabet, Apple, and Facebook. Piffaut will discuss the European approach to technology regulation and how it differs from the more hands-off approach...
L-166, the IOP Conference Room, Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Join us for a conversation with former Kentucky Secretary of State and past Institute of Politics Director Trey Grayson about election security and what we've learned since 2016. From hackers to misinformation campaigns, security threats aimed at our elections received considerable attention in 2016. What have we learned in the intervening two years, and what steps have election officials taken to protect the security of ballot boxes across the nation?
Lunch will be provided.
This event is cosponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Ash Center for...
Join us for a conversation with Gwen Camp MC/MPA 2019 and Mike Miesen MPP 2019 about the Harvard Votes Challenge, GOTV, and understanding why it can be so hard to turn voters out to the polls. Teresa Acuña, Associate Director of Democratic Governance Programs at Ash will moderate.
Lunch, as always, will be served.
The Ash Community Speaker Series features discussions with students, faculty, fellows, and alumni whose research or other academic work is supported by the Ash Center. The series is a forum to...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Suite 200N
Democracy appears to be in retreat, not just in fragile states, but also in the West, where we have long taken such concepts as the rule of law and a free and independent press for granted. Join M. Steven Fish, University of California, Berkeley, for a discussion on how can we not only understand this anti-democratic surge, but learn how democracy advocates can surmount this growing threat. Tarek Masoud, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at HKS will moderate.... Read more about Democracy in a Suddenly Hard Place: Confronting the Authoritarian Challenge in America
Due to a scheduling change, this event has been postponed until later in the semester. Please check back soon to find a new time and date for this discussion.
The Ash Center invites you to our next community speaker series, where we will hear from Gwen Camp MC/MPA 2019 and Mike Miesen MPP 2019 as they discuss their work with the Harvard Votes Challenge and how students and community members can join get out the vote efforts in advance of this year's midterm elections. Teresa...
L-166, the IOP Conference Room, Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Note that registration is now closed for this event
Join us for a conversation with San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Taubman Center Executive Director Rafael Carbonell will moderate. Note that this event is limited to Harvard ID holders only. Due to space limitations, registration is required in advance to attend this conversation. Lunch will be provided.
This event is cosponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Taubman Center for...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Suite 200N
Join Sheri Berman, Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University, for a discussion analyzing various explanations for growing dissatisfaction with liberal democracy and rising populism in the West. The talk will cover some of the main causes put forward by scholars and pundits, assess the evidence for these various causes, and suggest some ways the research agenda and our understandings of these crucial phenomena can move forward.... Read more about Democracy in Hard Places Seminar: How to Think About Democratic Dissatisfaction and Populism in the West
Ash Center, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Room 226
Join Miles Rapoport, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy, for the fourth session of a study group titled, "Elections 2018 Through the Practitioner’s Lens."
Elections 2018 Through the Practitioner’s Lens
The 2018 elections will not just be a question of who wins and who loses; they will be a stress test of America’s democratic processes. Issues of election safety, voting access, the new wild west of campaign finance and redistricting will have major impact for the future. This Study Group will feature experienced...
Join Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellows to develop your digital toolkit. This is a hands-on workshop; participants are expected to arrive ready to learn and practice a new skill.
This workshop will be led by Sofia Gross, an Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow who heads up Snapchat’s Political and Non-Profit Partnerships. You'll explore how Snapchat is building products and creative tools to inspire the next generation to engage...