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A More Perfect Union: Marcus Board Jr. On Bridging Practice and Scholarship

For Marcus Board Jr., democracy has never been just an academic subject—it has always been about people. As a 2025-2027 Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, the Howard University political scientist explores how scholarship and community practice can work together to strengthen democracy.  

In this conversation, Board reflects on the experiences, ideas, and relationships that have shaped his work.

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Tarek Masoud Reflects on the Arab Spring Ten Years Later
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Tarek Masoud Reflects on the Arab Spring Ten Years Later

As the world looks back on the events that convulsed much of the Middle East a decade ago during what became known as the Arab Spring, the Ash Center sat down with Tarek Masoud, Professor of Public Policy and Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Professor of International Relations, to discuss the prospects for democracy in the region today.

Lessons from Canada’s COVID-19 Response

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Lessons from Canada’s COVID-19 Response

The Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, joined Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security and Faculty Director of the Homeland Security Project at Harvard Kennedy School, to discuss these and other experiences in Canada’s response to COVID-19.

How Authoritarian Police Thrive in Democracy
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How Authoritarian Police Thrive in Democracy

Kennedy School Assistant Professor Yanilda González delves into the roots of police violence in democratic countries in her latest book.

Voting in the Extraordinary 2020 Elections: What Worked for Voters, What Didn’t?

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Voting in the Extraordinary 2020 Elections: What Worked for Voters, What Didn’t?

The 2020 elections were a dramatic interplay of major procedural changes brought about as a result of COVID-19, multiple attempts to limit and discourage voting and a strong pushback against them, and extraordinary efforts to mobilize citizens to vote.

#BlackLivesMatter Across the Americas: Black Youth Organizers and the Struggle for Racial Justice
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#BlackLivesMatter Across the Americas: Black Youth Organizers and the Struggle for Racial Justice

The Ash Center hosted an event in the What Justice Looks Like series for a conversation with activists from Black youth-led movements from the US and Latin America, leading the struggle against racial injustice, from police violence to structural racism and disparate effects of the COVID pandemic on racialized and low-income communities.