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Voting
Harvard experts look at the state of voting in the 21st century, and how participation is shaped by education, technology, and other historical forces.
How AI is affecting elections
As millions of people head to the polls this year, there’s a noteworthy new development: emerging AI technologies, which have the potential to generate misinformation and disinformation at a rapid pace, across the globe.
Why every vote matters
Harvard experts explain how casting a ballot could influence your community in thousands of ways, and affect millions.
How polls become more accurate
Why do U.S. election polls seem to have such a mixed track record? Experts examine how the polling field has tried to make adjustments amid shifts in the nation’s political dynamics.
We’re in the communities. We’re not just doing voter registration and education.”Jaynie Parrish
As the founder and director of Arizona Native Vote, Jaynie is working to effect change for Arizona tribes through democratic and civic participation.
A history of voting
While the arc of governments seems to bend toward democracy, that doesn’t mean that they are permanent or inevitable. Ancient Athens, one of the world’s first democracies, lost their representation due to war. Thousands of years later, Greece fought and won a war for representation.
Today, in Venezuela and Georgia, protestors and free speech advocates are pushing against anti-democratic measures.
How higher ed can make democracy better
A Kennedy School panel of specialists on public policy and civic engagement says it takes a combination of knowledge and skills.
When media loses our confidence
Harvard Kennedy School alumni discuss how a lack of confidence in the mass media could affect not only the 2024 election cycle, but our democracy at large.
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