Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENHow to Be a Dissident in an Age of FearAmi Fields-Meyer, Julia AngwinAugust 11, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DissidenceCourageAuthoritarianism
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThomas Hicks on the Gutting of the Election Assistance CommissionHarvard Ash CenterAugust 5, 2026 51 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Election Assistance CommissionElection AdministrationVoting Rights
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENDemocracy 250: Myth, memory and the American storyHarvard Ash CenterJuly 31, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5American HistoryDemocracyCivic Education
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENKakistocracy, Populism and Elites in American PoliticsHarvard Ash CenterJuly 29, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5PopulismElitesKakistocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENMapping Risks to the 2026 ElectionsHarvard Ash CenterJuly 21, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Election RiskVoting RightsDemocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Battle for the Democratic PartyHarvard Ash CenterJuly 15, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Democratic PartyProgressivismDSA
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI & SocietyENAn Optimistic Take on AI and DemocracyHarvard Ash CenterJuly 8, 2026 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AIDemocracyPublic Interest
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENAmerica at 250: Rethinking U.S. Democracy at a Historic Inflection PointHarvard Ash CenterJune 30, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Declaration of IndependenceDemocracyPolitical Equality
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky (Seventh Session)Erica Chenoweth and Steven LevitskyJune 11, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DemocracyAuthoritarianismElections
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENShared Power, Shared Futures: Global Practices for Societal ResilienceHarvard Ash CenterJune 5, 2026 85 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Power SharingSocietal ResilienceDemocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENBeyond Efficiency: Reimagining Democracy Through Citizen PowerHarvard Ash CenterJune 2, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Citizen EmpowermentDemocratic InnovationParticipatory Budgeting
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe 2026 Midterms: Trust, Turnout, and a Shifting Electoral LandscapeHarvard Ash CenterMay 20, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5VotingMidtermsVoter Registration
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENDemocratic Backsliding and Resilience: South Korea’s December 3 Martial Law CrisisHarvard Ash CenterMay 20, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5South KoreaMartial LawDemocratic Backsliding
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENSinking Yachts: Can a Billionaire Backlash Save Democracy?Harvard Ash CenterMay 13, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DemocracyInequalityCorporate Power
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENLessons from Venezuela: Electoral Resistance to Popular Autocrats (2007–2013)Harvard Ash CenterMay 13, 2026 88 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5VenezuelaDemocratic BackslidingElectoral Resistance
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Law & JusticeENThe End of the Voting Rights Act—and the Beginning of What?Harvard Ash CenterMay 5, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Voting Rights ActSupreme CourtRedistricting
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky - April 30, 2026Erica Chenoweth and Steven LevitskyMay 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DemocracyAuthoritarianismHungary
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Media & InformationENThe Life of the LieRory TruexApril 30, 2026 38 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Big LieLoyalty TestDemocratic Backsliding
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENOrbán’s Ouster: Impacts on Budapest, Brussels, MAGA, and BeyondHarvard Ash CenterApril 29, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HungaryViktor OrbánElectoral Systems
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Law & JusticeENSedition, Partisanship, and the Future of American JusticeHarvard Ash CenterApril 22, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Seditious ConspiracyJanuary 6Department of Justice
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENHow did the Democrats Lose Silicon Valley? Should They Try to Get it Back?Harvard Ash CenterApril 22, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Silicon ValleyDemocratic PartyTech Politics
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENHow did the Democrats Lose Silicon Valley? Should They Try to Get it Back?Harvard Ash CenterApril 22, 2026 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Silicon ValleyDemocratic PartyTech Politics
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Law & JusticeENAmerican Birthright: The Constitution, Citizenship, and ImmigrationHarvard Ash CenterApril 15, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Birthright Citizenship14th AmendmentImmigration Policy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Society & CultureENCorrecting Misperceptions About Undocumented Immigrants to Promote Inclusionary PreferencesAbby CórdovaApril 13, 2026 75 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ImmigrationPublic OpinionSurvey Experiment
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENNavigating Unprecedented Politics: A Conversation with Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyApril 8, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Kevin McCarthyUS PoliticsRepublican Party
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Economics & FinanceENIn-Person Book Talk – “A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey”Devesh Kapur, Arvind Subramanian, Dani Rodrik, Gautam NairApril 3, 2026 87 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5IndiaDevelopmentDemocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Media & InformationENDigital Coup: The Attack on Democracy You Didn’t SeeHarvard Ash CenterApril 1, 2026 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DOGEUSAIDCybersecurity
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENBehind a Bipartisan Bid to Protect Election IntegrityHarvard Ash CenterApril 1, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Election IntegrityFederalismVoting Rights
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Geopolitics & DefenceENInternational Security and What’s Next for U.S. Strategy in the Indo-PacificHarvard Ash CenterMarch 26, 2026 86 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Indo-PacificUS Foreign PolicyChina
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky - March 24, 2026Harvard Ash CenterMarch 25, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DemocracyDemocratic BackslidingV-Dem
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought EducationENDoes ideological diversity improve campus culture?Harvard Ash CenterMarch 25, 2026 51 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Ideological DiversityCampus CultureFree Speech
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENTrump and His Billionaire Allies Make Their Move on the MediaHarvard Ash CenterMarch 18, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Media ConsolidationFirst AmendmentDemocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy?Harvard Ash CenterMarch 11, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5IranDemocracyWar
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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENWhat If Millennials and Gen Z Leaders Replaced the Gerontocracy?Harvard Ash CenterMarch 4, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Generational PoliticsLeadershipWorkplace Culture
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENHope, Protest, and Power: Student Activism from 1968 to 2026Harvard Ash CenterMarch 4, 2026 74 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Student ActivismHarvardSocial Movements
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Geopolitics & DefenceENA Logic of the Future: International Relations in the Age of TurbulenceStephen HeintzMarch 4, 2026 68 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5International RelationsGlobal GovernanceDemocracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENHow Does Our Civil Rights History Shape the Future of American Democracy?Harvard Ash CenterFebruary 25, 2026 54 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Civil RightsVoting RightsAmerican Democracy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve LevitskyErica Chenoweth and Steven LevitskyFebruary 19, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DemocracyAuthoritarianismProtest
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENPreparing for the Election Meltdown ... or NotArchon Fung, Stephen RicherFebruary 18, 2026 48 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Election Integrity2026 MidtermsDemocracy