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WEBAug 9, 2024 · The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-governance. In Episode 7 of the Nonviolent Action Lab podcast, host Jay Ulfelder sits down with Paul Passant to discuss Passant’s ...
Programs – Ash Center
WEBThe Transparency for Development Project was a novel, decade-long research initiative, housed at the Ash Center and executed in partnership with Results for Development. The Project investigated whether, why, and in what contexts local transparency and accountability interventions improve development outcomes, such …
About – Ash Center
WEBThe Ash Center was established in 2003 as the Ash Institute to address critical issues of governance and make governments more effective and responsive. Its history begins with three great visionaries: Susan Berresford, former president of the Ford Foundation, and Roy and Lila Ash. In 2001, the Ford Foundation announced a $50 million endowment ...
Research & Resources – Ash Center
WEBAug 5, 2024 · 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 and self-governance. In this latest report on providing access to registration and voting for the hundreds of …
People – Ash Center
WEBPeople – Ash Center. Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project. Nonviolent and Violent Campaigns and Outcomes Data Project. Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation; Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government. Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor in Urban Policy and Planning, Emeritus.
For Students – Ash Center
WEBThe Roy and Lila Ash Scholarship in Democracy will be awarded to meritorious students with financial need. Leading candidates will demonstrate the commitment and capacity for leadership in strengthening democracy in the United States and beyond, including electoral reform, tribal and Indigenous governance, organizing, community engagement, political participation, and justice and antiracism ...
Democracy and AI – Ash Center
WEBThe GETTING-Plurality Research Network at the Ash Center’s Allen Lab and Connection Science at MIT Media Lab hosted a webinar event focused on “AI and the 2024 Elections”. In this session, we hear from , Stanford University. Each presenter gives a lightning talk, followed by audience Q&A. The Political Economy of AI Conference was ...
Issue Areas – Ash Center
WEBIssue Areas – Ash Center. Antiracism is a critical building block for a modern, healthy democracy. At the Ash Center, we’re generating new ideas and insights for the future of civic engagement — everything from voter participation to democratic deliberation. Protest is the bedrock of democracy. But why do people take to the streets, and ...
News & Analysis – Ash Center
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Read the latest news, commentary, and analysis from the Ash Center. 1. HKS research fellow Freddy Guevara MC/MPA 2024 remains optimistic about a democratic transition and that the July election was the beginning of the end for the Maduro regime. Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project. Crowd Counting Consortium data show a ...
Reimagining Democracy Program – Ash Center
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Ash Center’s Reimagining Democracy Program provides scholars and those on the frontlines of our democracy with a space for generating ambitious ideas and practices to make democracy more resilient, responsive, and inclusive. Across the United States, hundreds of thousands of people in jail retain their right to vote while being held in ...