Dr. Mona Lena Krook is an award winning political scientist who currently serves as the Chair of Women and Politics PhD ...

Allen Lab Affiliate Benjamin A. Barsky examines alternative emergency response programs — arguing for a democratic model of public safety governance in which responses to nonviolent incidents are ...

Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, The University of Chicago, for an American Politics Speaker Series discussion sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic ...

Join us for a screening of the documentary film “Kiss the Future.” The screening will be followed by a discussion with Bill Carter, the film’s protagonist and screenwriter. Join us for a screening of ...

The proliferation of artificial intelligence has the potential to upend our democracy — for better or worse. AI tools could allow for new forms of participation while at the same time facilitating the ...

Organizations—from government agencies to private companies—don’t always live up to public expectations. One way to address this gap is through targeted transparency: policies and tools that make ...

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Boston College Associate Professor Ali Kadivar joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the prospects for democracy in Iran now ...

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-government. From expanding voting ...

Working to understand and foster the conditions for sustained, self-determined social and economic development among American Indian nations. After decades of being shut out from resources that help ...

Civic engagement — from voting to volunteering — is the engine that drives democracy forward. Robust citizen participation at every level of government provides the feedback that democratic systems ...