You’re invited to join Wendy Schiller, Alison S. Ressler Professor of Political Science at Brown University, for an American Politics Speaker Series discussion sponsored by the Ash Center for ...

As a scholar of politics and governance in post-Mao China, it’s not often I get to read articles in the western press breathlessly reporting on rubber stamp resolutions authored by CCP functionaries ...

In these times, sports are among just a few things that bring tens of millions of Americans together with a shared sense of joy and belonging. As a result, more than ever, teams have a role to play in ...

Meantime, over 86% of voters in Hardin County, Texas voted for Trump in 2024. The county seat of Kountze, with a population ...

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

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 ...

You’re invited to the inaugural session of a new webinar series with Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky. Join Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky for the inaugural session of The Breakdown, a new ...

Last week’s leak of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” drew intense reactions across academia. Critics call it government overreach ...

Creating a healthy digital civic infrastructure ecosystem means not just deploying technology for the sake of efficiency, but thoughtfully designing tools built to enhance democratic engagement from ...