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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

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The Ash Center is @harvardkennedy.bsky.social's hub for research and teaching on democracy. https://ash.harvard.edu/

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · yesterday

The Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development recently launched a new Working Paper Series, inviting submissions exploring a wide range of topics related to Indigenous Peoples. Learn more and access the submission link here: https://bit.ly/4pSbI05

Working Papers | Project on Indigenous Governance and Development

Working Papers Research Researchexpand_more Policy Briefs Working Papers Publications Repository The Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development Working Paper Series presents novel and innovative ideas and provides a forum fo...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · 6d ago

In a new policy brief, David Weil, Co-Director of the Program on Democracy and the Informed Public, examines wage stagnation in the U.S., arguing "there is much more room for raising wages at the bottom than traditional economic reasoning allows." https://bit.ly/4g4tIkw

Raising Wages by Changing Norms: Work Policy for the Long Game

The Problem Decades of wage stagnation in the U.S. can be traced to powerful economic forces arising from product and labor markets and changes in the economic organization of work. Sluggish wage grow...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · 2w ago

A new opinion piece by David Weil, Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of the Program on Democracy and the Informed Public, explores how the flexible business model of Uber and Lyft impacts worker protections. https://bit.ly/4wgPHdJ

The Dangerous Myth of Flexibility - The American Prospect

Uber and Lyft insist it benefits their drivers. In actuality, it benefits Uber and Lyft.

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · 3w ago

Danielle Allen, Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, joins NBC Boston to discuss the Massachusetts ballot initiative to create an all-party primary. https://bit.ly/4wc5r1W

Is this a better way for Mass. to hold its primaries?

In our latest pod, a debate over a ballot question that would change how party politics would operate in Massachusetts. The so-called “all-party primary” would replace our current system. Under it, a ...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · 3w ago

Samantha Power joins Tech.Emotion's "10 Minutes to Inspire" podcast to reflect on the evolution of her career, the dismantlement of USAID, and the power of giving back. Watch the full video here ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4hdBOs9

A life on the front line of human rights | 10 MINUTES TO INSPIRE with Samantha Power

Journalist, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and former USAID Administrator, Samantha Power sits down with Angelo Moratti, Founder & Executive President of Angel Capital Management, retracing a career that led from her early days reporting in ...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

"We have probably historical levels of mobilization anytime something seems to overstep the boundaries of multi-racial democracy and rights. We can feel much more encouraged by the fact of that resistance," shares Erica Chenoweth. Learn more here ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3QMNKXd

“Historical levels of mobilization”: Harvard professors discuss American Democracy

In “The Breakdown,” Harvard Professors Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky discuss the state of American democracy, touching on voting rights, the media, protests in Minneapolis, claims of election fr...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

In a recent post in The Contrarian, Ami Fields-Meyer, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, explores practical steps Americans can take to preserve democracy. "All of us can help reclaim civic space." https://bit.ly/3Szi3RD

To Defeat Authoritarianism, Start Here

I spent a year interviewing dissidents on five continents. Individual acts of courage matter more than you think.

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

"Lots of times people just want to say, 'Nah, we'll just write off the Declaration of Independence because of Thomas Jefferson's hypocrisy. ... We can't write it off. We shouldn't write it off. It is our inheritance," shares Danielle Allen. https://cbsn.ws/4wgBRYy

The Founding Fathers: Why their radical beliefs continue to shape America

The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were flawed, but what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world forever – and their fight for equality continues today.

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

A new paper examines the growing role of content creators as information sources, proposing frameworks for effective collaboration with election officials, and offering recommendations for election officials to develop their own social media content. https://bit.ly/4uStlOb

Building Capacity to Use Social Media: How Election Officials Can Leverage Content Creation to Provide Accurate Voter Information – Ash Center

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 25, 10:00–11:15am ET, for “Türkiye’s Democratic Breakdown: Authoritarian Consolidation and the Sources of Resilience,” part of the Lessons from Global Democratic Resistance series in collaboration with the Ash Center. https://bit.ly/4aQCn7f

Türkiye’s Democratic Breakdown: Authoritarian Consolidation and the Sources of Resilience

Lessons from Global Democratic Resistance is a public panel series that brings together frontline activists, civic leaders, institutional actors, and field‑informed scholars to examine how democratic ...

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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation@harvardash.bsky.social · last mo.

Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, was recently honored with a 2026 Community Advocacy Award by the Eastern Bank Foundation. https://www.easternbank.com/communityadvocacyawards

Celebrations For Good | Eastern Bank

2026 Community Advocacy AwardsEach year our Community Advocacy Awards celebrate passionate nonprofit leaders and organizations focusing on the most critical needs in the communities Eastern serves. Th...

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