Archon Fung. Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, was recently asked to give the ...

For example, activists can ask their base several questions, collect responses, and then use AI to categorize and prioritize ...

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Around the world, democratically elected leaders are subverting the very institutions that brought them to power, gradually ...

It’s a term people love to throw around but can’t always define: conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest pervade public ...

People power movements are those in which large segments of society engage in collective action to demand greater political ...

Building active channels for the interaction between AI developers and activist communities is critical for innovating social ...

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In response to the recent anti-democratic patterns in the United States, the Ash Center hosted a panel of Harvard scholars to ...

Ranked choice voting (RCV) aims to expand voter choice and improve representation, but Nolan McCarty’s research warns it could have unintended negative effects on minority communities’ representation ...

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-governance. From expanding voting ...

The AI and Democracy Movements Project explores the impacts of AI on the strategy, operations, and outcomes of pro-democratic social movements. The AI and Democracy Movements Project at the Nonviolent ...