The Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development’s Honoring Nations program is thrilled to announce the selection ...

Dr. Christopher Wiley Shay is a Research Associate at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he contributes to the work of the Crowd Counting ...

The 2024 election saw Donald Trump make significant gains among young voters, increasing his support among 18- to 29-year-olds by 10 percentage points. This report aims to investigate the deeper ...

Additional Resource Jun 10, 2025. Utah Digital Choice Act: Reshaping Social Media. The bipartisan Utah Digital Choice Act aims to reform the social media ecosystem by giving users more choice and ...

Through our books, case studies, journal articles, papers, and surveys, the Ash Center is home to some of the world’s most advanced research and publications on issues related to democratic governance ...

Anyone who is a fan of a professional sports team in the United States understands the strong bond many Americans have with their sports, teams, athletes – and their fellow fans. Sports teams are in a ...

I have been either a university student or professor for almost 40 years. Over that time, I’ve witnessed many waves of student protest and civil disobedience: against apartheid in South Africa in the ...

Commentary May 14, 2025. The Voter Experience. Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and ...

From misinformation to AI panic, experts joined the Allen Lab’s GETTING-Plurality event to discuss the threats the burgeoning technology poses to democracy. This image was created by AI via Adobe ...

Governments throughout history have used detention as a tool to silence dissent, isolate marginalized groups, and punish with impunity – often targeting people based on race, status, or supposed ...

Additional Resource Mar 31, 2025. Understanding DOGE and Your Data. Over the past several weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Trump Administration has been embedding staff ...

Additional Resource Nov 20, 2024. Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate. As a part of the Allen Lab’s Political Economy of AI Essay Collection, David Gray Widder and Mar Hicks draw on the ...