Policy Brief
A new policy brief by Jon Alexander, Non-resident Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center, argues for the development of a Department of Citizen Empowerment (DOCE) at all levels of government around the world.
In a new policy brief, Jon Alexander, Non-resident Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center, proposes creating a Department of Citizen Empowerment at every level of government with the goal of transforming public institutions from service providers into facilitators of collective intelligence and civic participation.
Drawing comparisons with the Department of Government Efficiency, the report argues that governments must fundamentally rethink their role—not as institutions delivering outcomes to citizens, but institutions that empower citizens to achieve those outcomes themselves.
Article
In a recent American Journal of Public Health essay, Ash Center Director Archon Fung, Democracy Visiting Fellow Aditya S. Pawar, former Non-resident Fellow Jon Alexander, and their co-authors examine how public deliberation and civic engagement can produce more efficient and reliable public health policy.
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Ash Center Fellow Jon Alexander joined a diverse group of speakers at TED Democracy Philadelphia to share bold ideas for revitalizing modern democracy.