Do people hold politicians accountable for the performance of government? I test this question using individual-level experiences with the…
Democracy experts at Harvard Kennedy School talk about what’s needed to increase voter turnout in the United States, and what that…
Doubts about the legitimacy of the 2016 U.S. elections continue to reverberate and deepen partisan mistrust in America. The perfect storm…
Jon Haber is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
An expert at helping businesses,…
When President George Washington gave his Farewell Address in 1796, he urged the American people “to be constantly awake” to the risk of “…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Community targeting of vote payments - defined as the saturation of entire neighborhoods with cash prior to elections - is widespread in…
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections. Electoral institutions, such as…
Using a new dataset capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million U.S. judges and lawyers, we present evidence showing how…
Ash Center experts discuss ways to boost voter turnout.