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African American men were first allowed to serve in the military during World War I, leading Desmond Ang to pose a key question: "How did Black military service shape the civil rights movement?" Watch his explanation here ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=fXrrLP…

The Real Numbers: Tracking Crowd Sizes at Presidential Rallies – Ash Center Pres. Joe Biden avg. crowd size: 1,300 Former Pres. Donald Trump avg. crowd size: 5,600 V. Pres. Kamala Harris avg. crowd size: 13,400 ⁦Harvard Ash Center⁩ ash.harvard.edu/articles/the-r…

.Harvard Ash Center's Freddy Guevara MC/MPA 2024 remains optimistic about a democratic transition and that Venezuela's July election was the beginning of the end for the Maduro regime ken.sc/3M5Vy04

We are thrilled to welcome Bailey Flanigan to our Democracy Postdoctoral program! In her research, Bailey studies democratic processes that facilitate direct public participation / representation in policymaking. Learn more about Bailey here ⤵️ ash.harvard.edu/people/bailey-…

Today we launched “Here We Vote” - a voter education campaign challenging Minnesota to reclaim the #1 spot in voter turnout in America for 2024. Go to mnvotes.gov to find election info, a digital toolkit, and more.

The assassination attempt on President Trump has triggered fears that the U.S. may be entering an era of increased political violence. HKS's Archon Fung & Alex Keyssar discuss the context for this event, historical parallels, & how to protect American democracy

Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like Boston Review Stephen Walt bostonreview.net

Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like (re-post with correct link this time) Boston Review Stephen Walt bostonreview.net/articles/the-h…

HKS Professors Archon Fung and Erica Chenoweth say leaders can lower the political temperature without chilling democratic debate—but only if they speak with one voice against violence. bit.ly/3XfwcDf

Lessons for how to make elections more fair and participatory, from @Tovawang1 Harvard Ash Center governing.com/policy/some-gr…

The City Leader Guide on Civic Engagement helps design interaction between government and residents and identify opportunities for effective and equitable participation in public problem-solving: bit.ly/4eh8jAV. Authored by Hollie Russon Gilman, Jorrit de Jong, Archon Fung, Rebecca

Moving discussion of war from three perspectives - DrewFaust (historian of the Civil War), Le Ly Hayslip (girl who survived the Vietnam War and author of a fantastic memoir), and Oliver Stone (Vietnam Vet and filmmaker of that war) Harvard Ash Center Institute of Politics

Le Ly Hayslip tonight - first Vietnamese peasant girl I recall ever seeing in the Institute of Politics Forum. Her war story is worth reading and hearing. Institute of Politics Harvard Ash Center

I served as an election officer today in Boone Co. We had nonstop voting from 7am, when we opened, until 30 minutes after the scheduled 3pm closing in order to allow everyone in line at 3pm to vote. Our voters were friendly and patient. No one was rude. It was a good day.

Join the IOP & Harvard Ash Center for an important conversation about the implications for U.S. democracy with a panel of experts: Jennifer Hochschild; Alex Keyssar; Benjamin Schneer; & Archon Fung (Archon Fung). RSVP (HUID required): ken.sc/d24-1120

In Minnesota, we double-check our vote counts for accuracy. Mandatory post-election reviews are happening now in every county. In randomly drawn precincts, paper ballots in key contests are re-counted by hand to verify that they match the Election Day count. And it’s all public.

About 50 years ago I submitted the dissertation which became the book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley. I am delighted that Gabe Schwartzman, PhD and I have just submitted a new manuscript which picks up on where the previous book left off! @illionispress

Not seeing posts about the ICE arrest at Columbia University of Mahmoud Khalil, evidently a legal permanent resident of the United States, who has been active in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Important news… nytimes.com/2025/03/09/nyr…

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…