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2024 United States Election Resources
2024 United States Election Resources
Oct 1, 2024
Six Takeaways from the 2024 Truth and Transformation Conference
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Six Takeaways from the 2024 Truth and Transformation Conference
Oct 23, 2024
In Swing States, Rest Assured: Election Officials Are Prepared for Anything
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In Swing States, Rest Assured: Election Officials Are Prepared for Anything
Oct 10, 2024
Harvard’s hub for research and teaching on democracy
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-governance.
Our Work
From expanding voting access to developing new strategies for antiracist organizational change, we tackle the most pressing issues facing democracy and democratic institutions around the world today.
Latest News
Media Release
Chief Sophie Pierre Named Inaugural Senior Fellow in Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Project on Indigenous Governance and Development is pleased to announce Chief Sophie Pierre as its inaugural Senior Fellow in Indigenous Governance and Development for Spring 2025.
Nov 18, 2024
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‘The writing was on the wall’
Five insights on race, class, and gender in the 2024 presidential election from Professors Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Leah Wright Rigueur
Nov 13, 2024
Sunset and Renew: Section 230 Should Protect Human Speech, Not Algorithmic Virality
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Sunset and Renew: Section 230 Should Protect Human Speech, Not Algorithmic Virality
Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation Senior Fellow Allison Stanger, in collaboration with Jaron Lanier and Audrey Tang, advocate for a “repeal and renew” approach to Section 230 in an effort to reform the current social media ecosystem.
Oct 30, 2024
Upcoming Events
Democracy 2024: Implications for U.S. Democracy
Nov 20
Democracy 2024: Implications for U.S. Democracy
In-Person Event
JFK Jr. Forum (79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
The Role of AI in the 2024 Elections
Nov 20
The Role of AI in the 2024 Elections
Online Event
Virtual Event
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
New Party Politics of East Asian Democracies
Dec 02
New Party Politics of East Asian Democracies
Hybrid Event
Bowie-Vernon Conference Room K262, CGIS Knafel Building & Online
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm EST
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