The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University hosted “Democracy 250: Myth, Memory and the American Story” on July 30 as part of the ...
Please join the Ash Center for a discussion of how law enforcement and election officials can work together to protect election officials, poll workers and voters while safeguarding public trust in ...
“Democratic resilience in the age of AI requires government that people experience as working for them, and most people experience government locally,” said Danielle Allen. “Technology isn’t only a ...
With a majority of municipalities publishing their budgets as PDFs, Open Book offers a free alternative that towns own and run themselves.
In this piece, Allen Lab researchers offer recommendations for preserving vital sources of community information, government ...
Fewer Americans are getting news and information from traditional news sources like newspapers and television. In their place ...
For Marcus Board Jr., democracy has never been just an academic subject—it has always been about people. As a 2025-2027 Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and ...
Tova Wang, director of research projects in democratic practice at the Ash Center, shares her top picks for summer reads focused on making democracy more resilient, responsive, and inclusive. If we ...
Archon Fung, co-director of the Program on Democracy and the Informed Public, shares his top book recommendations for the summer. Many wonder whether society should have acted sooner to blunt the ...
As we celebrate America’s 250th, the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation is reflecting on how we arrived at this moment and where we are headed. The resources below take stock of this historic ...