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Ten ways to take down the political temperature

The intensification of political polarization in recent years has raised pressing concerns about the health of democratic discourse and the rise of political violence. Ash Center Senior Fellow Stephen Richer shares ten principles he believes provide a framework for fostering more constructive engagement: encouraging self-reflection, prioritizing substantive dialogue over hyperbole, and creating incentives that reward integrity and ideas rather than division.

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The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups

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The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups

Tune in to a virtual book talk featuring former Ash Center Postdoctoral Democracy Fellow LaGina Gause, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. Gause, author of “The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups,” was joined by respondent Hahrie Han, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at Harvard Kennedy School, Director of the Ash Center’s Democratic Governance Programs, moderated.

This event was co-sponsored by the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS).

Book Talk with Donald Cohen, co-author of “The Privatization of Everything”

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Book Talk with Donald Cohen, co-author of “The Privatization of Everything”

Join the Ash Center for an online conversation with Donald Cohen, co-author of “The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We can Fight Back” (The New Press, 2021). Lizabeth Cohen, the Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies in the History Department at Harvard University, served as moderator.

How Democracy Drives the Resistance in Ukraine
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How Democracy Drives the Resistance in Ukraine

Analysis by Harvard Kennedy School’s Pippa Norris and co-author Kseniya Kizilova shows nationalism and desire to protect democratic freedoms motivate Ukrainian citizens to resist Russia’s invasion.

Getting at the Root: Perspectives on Global Justice, Truth Telling and Accountability
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Getting at the Root: Perspectives on Global Justice, Truth Telling and Accountability

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project and the Carr Center for Human Rights hosted a discussion with scholars studying processes and practices of global truth telling, repair, and justice from the fields of law, government, and political science.