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When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, From Ancient Athens to the Present Day
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A Roadmap for Governing AI: Technology Governance and Power Sharing Liberalism
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The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-governance.
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From expanding voting access to developing new strategies for antiracist organizational change, we tackle the most pressing issues facing democracy and democratic institutions around the world today.
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Campus Protests and Police Force: An Ethical Framework
In a new essay, Archon Fung looks at this current wave of campus protests and asks if civil disobedience is permissible, and how much disruption should be tolerated at universities today.
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From City Hall to the streets of Boston, Maya Alper MPP 24 highlights service delivery’s role in promoting democracy
By taking a new approach to its digital service delivery methods, Alper believes that Boston can harness democratic innovations to help heal the wounds left by the city’s legacy of racism and disinvestment.
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Warding off new attempts to steal an election
At the Ash Center, Lawrence Lessig, Matthew Seligman, and Ian Bassin discuss the looming threats to our next presidential election.
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