Recent years have seen a sharp decline in the global success rate of nonviolent democracy movements. Why this is ...

The best path out of the current crisis for higher ed would be a new social contract between America and its universities ...

Stephen Richer, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy, is the former elected Maricopa County Recorder, responsible for ...

The 2024 presidential election saw a significant swing in the youth vote towards Donald Trump. This webinar will explore possible underlying causes behind this apparent shift – including changing ...

Sports facilities are uniquely positioned to provide an enjoyable voting experience and strengthen civic engagement. A new report by Tova Wang, Director of Research Projects in Democratic Practice, ...

Amid rising illiberalism, Danielle Allen urges a new agenda to renew democracy by reorienting institutions, policymaking, and civil society around the intentional sharing of power. Broadly speaking, I ...

The Ash Center invites you to an in-person book talk featuring Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders, co-authors of “Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship” ...

A fight is brewing between some of America’s largest states. A line has been drawn, not in the sand, but on a Texas map. Texas GOP lawmakers recently unveiled a new draft district map, created to flip ...

From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Ash Center’s Archon Fung and Stephen Richer hosted the first episode of ...

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 ...

This event is online only and registration is required. A recording will be made available after the event’s conclusion. The information collected in the registration form is for internal use only and ...

Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and electoral engagement have significantly declined. What ...