Tyler Fisher is an experienced civic entrepreneur and strategist. Tyler is the Founder and Principal of Trailmark Strategies. He advises philanthropists, advocacy organizations, and early stage ...

Sonali Nijhawan is a dedicated leader in national service and civic engagement. In 2021, she was appointed by the Biden-Harris administration as the Director of AmeriCorps State and National, becoming ...

Pita Limjaroenrat (b. 1980) formerly led the Move Forward Party (MFP) in Thailand’s May 2023 general elections, where his social democratic platform won the most votes and seats in the Parliament.

Josh Cortez graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School as a recipient of the Roy and Lila Ash Scholarship in Democracy in May ...

From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Ash Center’s Archon Fung and Stephen Richer hosted the first episode of ...

Governments throughout history have used detention as a tool to silence dissent, isolate marginalized groups, and punish with impunity – often targeting people based on race, status, or supposed ...

Commentary May 14, 2025 US democratic backsliding encourages repression abroad — but also protest Matthew Cebul and Sharan Grewal explain that dictators around the world have been emboldened by the ...

Commentary May 14, 2025 The Voter Experience Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and electoral ...

Commentary Apr 8, 2025 Weaponized AI: A New Era of Threats and How We Can Counter It Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation Fellow Dr. Shlomit Wagman lays out a framework to address the threats artificial ...

Additional Resource Mar 31, 2025 Understanding DOGE and Your Data Over the past several weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Trump Administration has been embedding staff ...

AI-powered bots and electoral participation: a view from the Venezuelan experience Drawing from her experience deploying an AI-powered chatbot to share accurate voting information during Venezuela’s ...