Democratic Governance
Making Democracy Count
"Democracies around the world are under stress. In this moment, it is critical to work on the challenges to democracy."
Archon Fung
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Harvard Votes Challenge
New nonpartisan, university-wide effort that challenges Harvard schools to do their part to increase voter registration and participation among eligible students.
Post-Truth Politics
New Ash Center Occasional Paper, "Something Has Cracked," seeks to elucidate the relationship between philospher Richard Rorty’s liberal ironism and contemporary post-truth politics.
Community Organizing
Nisreen Haj Ahmad MC/MPA ’08 is building capacity for community organizing in Jordan and supporting teachers advocating for higher wages.
Fellowship Spotlight
Technology & Democracy
Technologists passionate about democratic governance come to Harvard Kennedy School to help explore technology’s role in improving democratic governance and help Harvard Kennedy School students develop crucial technology skills. Meet the 2018-19 fellows here.