Protest is the bedrock of democracy. But why do people take to the streets, and how do protestors achieve change? At the Ash Center, we’re working to answer these questions. From the Boston Tea Party ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meet the faculty, staff, and fellows working toward more equal, inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-government.

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 ...

Research from the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development shows that when Native nations exercise their sovereignty it leads to better outcomes across the board —from education to natural ...

To confront the growing challenges to democracy around the world, it’s time for new ideas. Democracy requires deep and structural changes to survive and grow. The Ash Center’s Reimagining Democracy ...

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation’s Technology and Democracy workstream is focused on developing democracy-supportive technology policies, harnessing the opportunities for emerging technologies ...