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How Can We Build a Democracy That We All Believe In?

How Can We Build a Democracy That We All Believe In?

Written by Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government
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Tools for Thwarting Voter Disenfranchisement: Ranked Choice Voting and Early Voting

Tools for Thwarting Voter Disenfranchisement: Ranked Choice Voting and Early Voting

How two crucial voting reforms can protect the right to vote for countless Americans
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A snapshot of how Italians feel today

A snapshot of how Italians feel today

This is the second post in a series authored by Gaia van der Esch based on an article originally posted on the Corriere della Sera. You…
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Confused (and Happy)

Confused (and Happy)

A snapshot of how Italians feel today
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States Move Redistricting Reform Forward Despite SCOTUS Ruling

States Move Redistricting Reform Forward Despite SCOTUS Ruling

Voting rights advocates and litigators in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other key states are fighting against gerrymandering — and…
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Democracy Reform’s New Day

Democracy Reform’s New Day

To win substantive reforms, our system is overdue for structural reforms. 2018 creates an opening.
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New York’s Democracy Reform Bill, and the Message It Sends

New York’s Democracy Reform Bill, and the Message It Sends

After decades in which all reforms were stymied, the new legislature enacted sweeping changes to voting laws on its second day in session
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The Votes are in for Democracy

The Votes are in for Democracy

In numerous states, voters elected new governors and legislatures and passed ballot measures that can enhance democracy.
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A Good Night for Small “d” Democracy

A Good Night for Small “d” Democracy

By Archon Fung
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Can Trump Win the Global Swing States?

Can Trump Win the Global Swing States?

by Niruban Balachandran and Vikram Janardhan
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Participedia Features Women as Negotiators around the World

Participedia Features Women as Negotiators around the World

By Aliana Woo, Participedia Project
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170 Years Ago in Seneca Falls New York, Voting Was a Radical Idea

170 Years Ago in Seneca Falls New York, Voting Was a Radical Idea

On July 19th, we celebrated the 170th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, a gathering that launched a global movement to secure the…
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Where Will the Newfound Enthusiasm on Redistricting Reform Take Us?

Where Will the Newfound Enthusiasm on Redistricting Reform Take Us?

HKS MPP’18 James Pagano explores the future of redistricting reform.
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The Inevitable Dissolution of the Commission on Voting Integrity

The Inevitable Dissolution of the Commission on Voting Integrity

Ash Center Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy Miles Rapoport explains why the Presidential Advisory Commission on Voting…
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