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The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on October 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
Research & Resources
Through our books, case studies, journal articles, papers, and surveys, the Ash Center is home to some of the world’s most advanced research and publications on issues related to democratic governance and self-governance.
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An Approach to Small-Scale Mixed-Methods Experimentation Transparency for Development, Phase 2
Occasional Paper
Building a Democracy Machine: Toward an Integrated and Empowered Form of Civic Engagement
Book
Democracy Reinvented: Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation in America
Policy Brief
Engaging Citizens: Participatory Budgeting and the Inclusive Governance Movement within the United States
Book
The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform
Why did regime change take place in only four Arab countries and why has democratic change proved so elusive in the countries that made attempts? This book attempts to answer those questions.
Book
The PerformanceStat Potential
Article
Does Transparency Improve Governance?
In this study, Archon Fung and Stephen Kosack assess the current state of transparency initiatives across the globe. Honing in on interventions with a focus on “transparency for accountability”—which show mixed results—they develop a framework of five “worlds” that helps account for the variation in outcomes.
Book
Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt
Policy Brief