One of those people was my great uncle and namesake, George C. Greenidge of Roxbury, Massachusetts (b.1916–d.1997).

The proliferation of artificial intelligence has the potential to upend our democracy — for better or worse. AI tools could allow for new forms of participation while at the same time facilitating the ...

You’re invited to join Avidit Acharya, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, for an American Politics Speaker Series discussion sponsored by the Ash Center for ...

Join us for a screening of the documentary film “Kiss the Future.” The screening will be followed by a discussion with Bill Carter, the film’s protagonist and screenwriter. Join us for a screening of ...

Allen Lab Affiliate Benjamin A. Barsky examines alternative emergency response programs — arguing for a democratic model of public safety governance in which responses to nonviolent incidents are ...

Protest is the bedrock of democracy. But why do people take to the streets, and how do protestors achieve change? At the Ash Center, we’re working to answer these questions. From the Boston Tea Party ...

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

In this talk, Gerrit von Zedlitz explores new and less-studied forms of targeted transparency—how they work, when they emerge, and whether they actually make a difference. Organizations—from ...

You’re invited to join Christopher Berry, William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, The University of Chicago, for an American Politics Speaker Series ...

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Boston College Associate Professor Ali Kadivar joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the prospects for democracy in Iran now ...