On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Treasury issued Proposed Rules regarding the federal tax treatment of corporations that are owned entirely by tribal governments. Under the Proposed Rules, such ...

When presented with a clear threat to democratic norms and institutions by the President’s declaration of Martial Law, many quarters of South Korean politics and society rejected that violation almost ...

And there was AI-created misinformation and propaganda, even though it was not as catastrophic as feared. Days before a ...

Jay Ulfelder has two decades of experience working at the intersection of social science and data science, with a particular focus on protest, collective action, human rights, democracy, and ...

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 ...

In celebration of over 20 years as Harvard’s hub for democracy research, the Ash Center launched its Open Access Scholarship Initiative to enhance the accessibility and the democratization of key ...

As a part of the Allen Lab’s Political Economy of AI Essay Collection, David Gray Widder and Mar Hicks draw on the history of tech hype cycles to warn against the harmful effects of the current ...

Ami Fields-Meyer is a Senior Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. He served in the White House from 2021 to 2024, including as Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President ...

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 ...

The year 2024 was dubbed “the largest election year in global history” with half the world’s population voting in national elections. Earlier this year, we hosted an event on AI and the 2024 Elections ...

The Ash Center is a global and values-driven community that believes diverse perspectives are paramount to better understanding and addressing real-world problems. In fostering an environment of rigor ...

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