The Center welcomes its inaugural Democracy Fellow, five Ford Foundation Mason Fellows, two Roy and Lila Ash Fellows in Democracy, and 19 Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia Fellows for the 2010-2011 academic year. More»

The enhanced site now reflects the integration and program development that the Center has accomplished over the past two years. Detailed content and graphics illustrate the Center’s research and programs advancing excellence in governance and strengthening democratic institutions worldwide. More»

At a time of tremendous economic growth and political transformation throughout East Asia, the Ash Center has announced a $20.5 million gift to launch an important new initiative designed to expand and strengthen the School’s support for policy research and educational programming in Asia. More»

The Ash Center today announced its student fellows for the 2009 summer term. Nine Harvard Kennedy School degree students will participate in Innovations, Urban Policy, or Latin American Government on-site summer fellowships. More»

“This is one of the defining moments of the school,” Dean David Ellwood announced at Wednesday’s (Feb. 5, 2009) Ash Center inaugural panel “Democracy in the 21st Century: Global Challenges and Opportunities.” More»

Under the new plan, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) will focus on the study, teaching, and dissemination of solutions to real world problems facing democratic governance. More»

The Ash Center for Democratic announced over 60 student and research fellows for the 2011-2012 academic year. Such fellows hail from around the world to study at the Ash Center—from as far away as Malawi, Japan, and China to Palestine, Germany, Italy, and India. Their research topics mirror the diversity of the countries they represent: from clean water scarcity in rural Africa and environmental activism in Japan to challenges to China’s governance policies and the automotive industry in Mexico. More»