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Challenges to Democracy is the blog of the Democratic Governance Program at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.

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Jun 10, 2015

Democracy and the Challenge of Affordability: The Role of Film in Fighting Displacement

This post is the eighth in a month-long series of blog postings on affordable housing as a challenge to the health of American democracy, and in particular local democracy in the…

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Jun 15, 2014

My Challenges: Gar Alperovitz, Author of ‘What Then Must We Do,’ Wants Us to Get Serious about System Change

Asked to diagnose the health of American democracy, Gar Alperovitz calls for more debate about our economic and political systems — one that…

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Dec 7, 2016

PBNYC: The Challenges and Opportunities of Scale

Long hours, careful relationship-building, and hands-on community outreach have made New York City’s Participatory Budgeting process a successful experiment in civic engagement. In this post, Betsy Ribble (MPP ’17) explores what it will take to…

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Dec 17, 2013

Inequality Is a Threat to American Democracy. Who Will Ring the Bell?

Highlights from the Challenges to Democracy launch event on October 3, 2013, a panel discussion moderated by WBUR and NPR’s On Point host Tom Ashbrook on the threat economic inequality poses to the health of…

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Nov 26, 2013

My Challenges: Karen Mills, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, 2009–2013

Asked to diagnose the health of American democracy, Administrator Mills is enthusiastic, seeing hope in recent bi-partisan efforts to jumpstart the economy by…

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Jul 10, 2014

My Challenges: Raisa Carrasco Velez, Harvard Kennedy School Alumna and Ash Center Fellow

Harvard Ash Center in Challenges to Democracy

Apr 29, 2015

Democracy and the Challenge of Affordability: The Case of Housing

This post kicks off a month-long series of blog postings on affordable housing as a challenge to the health of American democracy, and in particular local democracy in the United States. The series, edited by Harvard…

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Jul 4, 2015

Democracy and the Challenge of Affordability: Using Film to Raise the Issue of Housing Affordability

Harvard Ash Center in Challenges to Democracy

Jun 22, 2015

First Chapter: Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy by Darryl Pinckney

Below is an excerpt from the introduction to Darryl Pinckney’s 2014 book, Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy. On November 3, 2014, Pinckney spoke about Blackballed at the Ash Center as…

Harvard Ash Center in Challenges to Democracy

Feb 21, 2014

The Unknown Known: Film Screening and Discussion Featuring Director Errol Morris

Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris to speak at Harvard Kennedy School on February 26, 2014 after a screening of his new documentary film The Unknown Known.