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Danielle Allen’s “Radical Duke” reveals an unsung catalyst of history
Allen uncovers the deep—then volatile—friendship between a British duke and Thomas Paine.
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Voting In the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?
Speakers included:
- Kristen Clarke, President, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joshua Kleinfeld
- Professor of Law, Northwestern University
- Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment
- Charles Stewart, Professor at MIT and Director of the MIT Election Science Laboratory
- Miles Rapoport, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Media Release
Research Critiques Allocations of Federal CARES Act COVID-19 Response Funds to Indian Country
Research finds that Treasury has employed a population data series that produces arbitrary and capricious “over-” and “under-representations” of tribes’ enrolled citizens.
Communique Magazine
Mobilizing Voters On and Off-Line
2019-20 Technology and Democracy Fellow Laura Miller on connecting with new voters
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Fighting for Social Justice in a Pandemic
The Ash Center hosted a dynamic discussion on how organizing and social movement tactics and methods are changing in the COVID-19 era of physical distancing.
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Book Talk — Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a virtual book talk with Shabbir Cheema, Senior Fellow, Ash Center – and the principal author and editor of “Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency” (Springer 2020). The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Faculty Director, Jorrit de Jong, moderated.
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COVID-19’s Impact on Democracies around the World
With coronavirus touching every corner of the globe, the Ash Center hosted a discussion with academics from Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States to compare the relationship between democratic governance and COVID-19 in different countries.
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Running and Winning Down Ballot Races: Workshop with Run for Something
Ross Morales Rocketto and Manuel Espitia from Run for Something spoke at a workshop, hosted by Harvard’s Ash Center and Institute of Politics, on the nuts and bolts of running for down-ballot office.
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Latinas: The New Blue Wave? A Workshop on Research and Voter Empowerment with Stephanie Valencia
The Ash Center hosted a virtual workshop led by Stephanie Valencia, Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow and co-founder of EquisLabs; an organization creating a more active, powerful Latinx electorate.
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