What kind of democracy do legislators want? This question was at the center of a recent discussion with Melody Crowder-Meyer, ...

Wildfire alerts, drinking water contamination warnings, and auto safety recalls are among the nation’s enduring commitments to inform all Americans about hidden risks. A closer look at how they have ...

Join the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation for a discussion on the rise of tech oligarchy and its implications for democratic governance. This panel will examine how unprecedented concentrations of ...

Chief Sophie Pierre, a respected leader of the Ktunaxa Nation, has been named the Inaugural Senior Fellow in Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School, starting in Spring 2025.

A hub for research, insights, and analysis from across Harvard University, addressing critical issues of democracy and self-government in the United States and around the world By highlighting faculty ...

In Race/Class Conflict and Urban Financial Threat, political scientist Jennifer L. Hochschild analyzes key policies in four major U.S. cities to explore when race and class influence urban politics, ...

In this paper, Mary W. Graham, co-director of the Center’s Transparency Policy Project, explores the unintended information inequities that weaken the nation’s vital health and safety alerts. By ...

The 2024 election highlighted the shifting partisan allegiance of working-class voters. What impact does the labor movement have on members’ political decision making? Join us for a presentation of a ...

Jose Martinez is a Program Manager at the Ash Center, supporting Fellowships and Democracy Initiatives. He joined the Ash Center from the technology sector, having performed technical support and ...