Dr. Christopher Wiley Shay is a Research Associate at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he contributes to the work of the Crowd Counting ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Anyone who is a fan of a professional sports team in the United States understands the strong bond many Americans have with their sports, teams, athletes – and their fellow fans. Sports teams are in a ...

Sophie Pierre is former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. She was appointed in April 2009 by agreement of the governments of Canada and British Columbia and the First ...

The GETTING-Plurality Research Network submitted a public comment on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. A new report provides a clear, ...

Additional Resource Jun 10, 2025. Utah Digital Choice Act: Reshaping Social Media. The bipartisan Utah Digital Choice Act aims to reform the social media ecosystem by giving users more choice and ...

Policy Brief Jun 2, 2025. Information Inequality Can Be a Matter of Life or Death. In this paper, Mary W. Graham, co-director of the Center’s Transparency Policy Project, examines how unintended ...

This policy brief analyzes the likely effects of newly Proposed Rules by the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. These Rules would (1) expand the governmental authority of federally ...

Will Dobson is the coeditor of the Journal of Democracy. Previously, he was the Chief International Editor at NPR where he led the network’s award-winning international coverage and oversaw a team of ...