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Governance Studies

A view of Prague's medieval Charles Bridge with Prague Castle in the background on July 9, 2007.

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance The Transatlantic Bridge: Jakub Klepal on civil society’s role in sustaining democracy

Norman Eisen, Samara Angel

May 7, 2025

Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. on April 12, 2025.

U.S. Democracy Targeting higher education is an essential tool in the autocratic playbook

Renée Rippberger, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Jonathan Katz

May 1, 2025

Protesters hold signs and chant slogans outside a Tesla showroom during a demonstration in Richmond, Virginia, USA on March 29, 2025. More than 300 people turned out for the event to protest Elon Musk and his quasi-governmental DOGE group as part of the nationwide Tesla Takedown movement.

U.S. Democracy US democracy at risk as corruption threats grow

Jonathan Katz, Renée Rippberger

April 3, 2025

A voter receives a sticker after casting his ballot at New Begin Hall during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Gray, Maine, U.S., on November 5, 2024.

U.S. Democracy Trump’s executive order threatens to undermine American elections

Jonathan Katz, Peter W. Beck

March 28, 2025

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Experts

Jonathan Katz

Jonathan Katz Senior Director - Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)

Robin Lewis

Robin J. Lewis Associate Fellow and Senior Research Associate, Associate Director - Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)

Norm Eisen

Norman Eisen Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM)

Joseph Foti

Joseph Foti Nonresident Fellow - Governance Studies, Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)

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Eric Urby Senior Research and Communications Assistant

Renée Rippberger Research Analyst

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