Fewer Americans are getting news and information from traditional news sources like newspapers and television. In their place ...

“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 transparency, and civic participation.

Larry Bartels, the Vanderbilt political scientist who wrote “Democracy for Realists” and “Democracy Erodes from the Top,” joins Terms of Engagement to explore the question, is Democracy eroding from ...

Democracy’s core infrastructure is failing under 21st-century load. Citizens cannot find, understand, or respond to the legal and regulatory texts that govern their lives. Public comment processes ...

Join Robert Blair, Arkadij Eisler Goldman Sachs Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, for a Global Challenges to Democracy seminar. Join Robert Blair ...

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 ...

The Electoral College is viewed as a democratic anachronism in modern-day America, yet it has persisted for over two centuries despite repeated attempts to reform or abolish the institution. Ash ...