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Commentary
In this opinion piece, Audrey Feldman, Todd Rogers and Ben Valenta — participants in the Sports, Democracy and Civic Health project — describe their findings showing that shared fandom can soften partisan animosity and make political opponents more willing to connect.
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Communique Magazine
Communique Magazine
In this issue, we introduce the most innovative U.S. government programs, the winners of the 2017 Innovations in American Government awards. We tell the story of how Alumna Hla Hla Win MC/MPA ’16 is introducing virtual reality technology to Myanmar classrooms. We also feature a new book about the Cold War by Odd Arne Westad, new faculty affiliate Jie Bai, research by history and public policy fellow Dan Hummel, and more.
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Q+A
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Ash alum using data to make “women’s issue” everyone’s issue
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