Director @HarvardAsh. Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School. I study participatory democracy. @PoliticsProf@newsie.social
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Archon Fung retweeted
14 Apr 2025
The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFunding25t
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10 Mar 2025
Not seeing posts about the ICE arrest at Columbia University of Mahmoud Khalil, evidently a legal permanent resident of the United States, who has been active in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Important news…
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Archon Fung retweeted
19 Dec 2024
About 50 years ago I submitted the dissertation which became the book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley. I am delighted that @GabeSchwartzman and I have just submitted a new manuscript which picks up on where the previous book left off! @illionispress
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Archon Fung retweeted
19 Nov 2024
In Minnesota, we double-check our vote counts for accuracy. Mandatory post-election reviews are happening now in every county. In randomly drawn precincts, paper ballots in key contests are re-counted by hand to verify that they match the Election Day count. And it’s all public.
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Archon Fung retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Join the IOP & @HarvardAsh for an important conversation about the implications for U.S. democracy with a panel of experts: Jennifer Hochschild; @AlexKeyssar; @BenSchneer; & Archon Fung (@Arfung).
RSVP (HUID required): ken.sc/d24-1120
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Archon Fung retweeted
2 Nov 2024
I served as an election officer today in Boone Co. We had nonstop voting from 7am, when we opened, until 30 minutes after the scheduled 3pm closing in order to allow everyone in line at 3pm to vote. Our voters were friendly and patient. No one was rude. It was a good day.
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18 Sep 2024
Le Ly Hayslip tonight - first Vietnamese peasant girl I recall ever seeing in the Institute of Politics Forum. Her war story is worth reading and hearing. @HarvardIOP @HarvardAsh
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18 Sep 2024
Moving discussion of war from three perspectives - @DrewFaust28 (historian of the Civil War), Le Ly Hayslip (girl who survived the Vietnam War and author of a fantastic memoir), and @TheOliverStone (Vietnam Vet and filmmaker of that war) @HarvardAsh @HarvardIOP
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Archon Fung retweeted
The City Leader Guide on Civic Engagement helps design interaction between government and residents and identify opportunities for effective and equitable participation in public problem-solving: bit.ly/4eh8jAV.
Authored by @hrgilman, Jorrit de Jong, @Arfung, Rebecca Rosen, and Gaylen Moore
#cities #civicengagement #cityresearch #cityleaderguide #leadership #publicmanagement
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30 Aug 2024
Lessons for how to make elections more fair and participatory, from @Tovawang1 @HarvardAsh governing.com/policy/some-gr…
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Archon Fung retweeted
27 Aug 2024
HKS Professors @Arfung and @EricaChenoweth say leaders can lower the political temperature without chilling democratic debate—but only if they speak with one voice against violence. bit.ly/3XfwcDf
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Archon Fung retweeted
22 Aug 2024
The assassination attempt on President Trump has triggered fears that the U.S. may be entering an era of increased political violence.
HKS's @Arfung & @AlexKeyssar discuss the context for this event, historical parallels, & how to protect American democracy ken.sc/3YIWU8E
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26 Aug 2024
Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like (re-post with correct link this time)
@BostonReview
@stephenWalt bostonreview.net/articles/th…
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26 Aug 2024
Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like @BostonReview @stephenWalt bostonreview.net/
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Archon Fung retweeted
20 Aug 2024
Today we launched “Here We Vote” - a voter education campaign challenging Minnesota to reclaim the #1 spot in voter turnout in America for 2024. Go to mnvotes.gov to find election info, a digital toolkit, and more.
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Archon Fung retweeted
20 Aug 2024
We are thrilled to welcome @baileyflan to our Democracy Postdoctoral program! In her research, Bailey studies democratic processes that facilitate direct public participation / representation in policymaking.
Learn more about Bailey here ⤵️
ash.harvard.edu/people/baile…
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Archon Fung retweeted
16 Aug 2024
.@HarvardAsh's @FreddyGuevaraC MC/MPA 2024 remains optimistic about a democratic transition and that Venezuela's July election was the beginning of the end for the Maduro regime ken.sc/3M5Vy04
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Archon Fung retweeted
15 Aug 2024
The Real Numbers: Tracking Crowd Sizes at Presidential Rallies – Ash Center
Pres. Joe Biden
avg. crowd size: 1,300
Former Pres. Donald Trump avg. crowd size: 5,600
V. Pres. Kamala Harris
avg. crowd size: 13,400
@HarvardAsh ash.harvard.edu/articles/the…
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Archon Fung retweeted
13 Aug 2024
African American men were first allowed to serve in the military during World War I, leading @ProfDesmondAng to pose a key question: "How did Black military service shape the civil rights movement?"
Watch his explanation here ⤵️
youtube.com/watch?v=fXrrLPHo…
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Archon Fung retweeted
13 Aug 2024
SUPPORT the Harvard Votes Challenge. The youth vote matters everywhere
—especially this year.
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