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The Ash Center is @Harvard @Kennedy_School’s hub for research and teaching on democracy.

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✨ This year, we’re celebrating our 20 years of serving as a hub for democracy research, analysis, and discussion at Harvard ✨

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In a recent conversation with CNN's Boris Sanchez, Samantha Power discusses the global response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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https://t.co/l5LC3c55FR

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In a recent research article, Taeku Lee, Bae Family Professor of Government and Ash Center affiliate, and co-authors examine attitudes towards immigrants in host countries, exploring characteristics of potential immigrants that influence public opinion.

https://t.co/xDC3LqD2Jo

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A new report in the American Political Science Review by former Ash Center affiliates Quinton Mayne and Shane P. Singh examines how Americans evaluate electoral system reforms and their consequences.

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https://t.co/IxSSPICYe1

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Allen Lab Policy Fellow Hillary Lehr recently joined CNN's The Situation Room to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in political campaign ads.

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https://t.co/Ks9DfW55tF

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An upcoming documentary follows Pita Limjaroenrat, Senior Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center and former leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, exploring his ongoing campaign to champion democracy in Thailand and across the globe.

https://t.co/sA5OVwlqTJ

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In a recent opinion piece, former Ash Center fellow LaTosha Brown explores potential paths for mobilization following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

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https://t.co/23clphv7sh

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A new policy brief by Jon Alexander, Non-resident Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center, argues for the development of a Department of Citizen Empowerment (DOCE) at all levels of government around the world.

https://t.co/zKK0bI0pFW

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"Chilling effects ... not only undermine protected rights and suppress accountability but can promote social change – even without a popular mandate to do so. ... In the near term, this means an increasingly weakened democratic society."

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In an article for Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, Archon Fung and Stephen Richer discuss their weekly livestream and podcast Terms of Engagement, and their commitment to making meaningful debate and discussion "accessible … outside of Harvard Yard."

https://t.co/Fsc8tiS46g

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A new report examines the complicated historical relationship between voting and law enforcement in the United States, highlighting how policing experiences can influence public attitudes towards the presence of law enforcement at voting locations.

https://t.co/pfBK4QTM1p

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"Representation ... provides authorization, giving legitimacy to the exercise of public power. ... When the technology of representation degrades, the system as a whole begins to lose legitimacy," shares Danielle Allen.

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https://t.co/9hXvm8FnF8

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The audio version of the latest episode of Terms of Engagement is now available on Spotify (https://t.co/GR3WXbDdJw) and Apple Podcasts (https://t.co/syA6gbJsUk).

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A new chapter by Archon Fung, Bailey Flanigan and co-authors explores how generative AI is reshaping four dimensions of democratic practice—political campaigns, election administration, social movements and citizen deliberation.

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https://t.co/pwuuiEOQZh

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Tune in to the next episode of Terms of Engagement, live on YouTube at 12:15pm ET.

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https://t.co/llWg7ZuULW

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"It is our responsibility as citizens and teachers to learn how to respect, relate and cooperate across lines of difference of both identity and ideology," shares Danielle Allen in an opinion piece for The New York Times.

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https://t.co/oddX2ECVtv

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The new issue of @JackMillerCtr’s Civics Magazine explores the Declaration of Independence through the voices of scholars, educators, and civic leaders, including a contribution from Danielle Allen.

https://t.co/Y5zkZYOV5v

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A new paper in the Congressional Budget Office’s Working Paper Series by Randall Akee and co-authors draws on long-term administrative data to examine how immigrant workers’ earnings in the United States evolved between 1981 and 2021.

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https://t.co/YSDPqovmDX

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The audio recording of the latest episode of Terms of Engagement is now available on Spotify (https://t.co/98jJhqu1fo) and Apple Podcasts (https://t.co/yi1TqRXaPf).

New episodes every Tuesday!

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Tune in to today's episode of Terms of Engagement, live on YouTube at 12:15pm ET.

Watch the episode here ⤵️
https://t.co/arggWBPNbj

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"Modern generative AI systems ... are getting really good at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in software. And that has important ramifications for cybersecurity: on both the offense and the defense," shares Bruce Schneier.

https://t.co/QipDBs3pVy