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From left to right, the professional headshots of Amy Becker, David Park, and Félix Maradiaga.
Intersession 2026
SNF Agora explores democracy through new Intersession courses
Published Dec 3, 2025
This year's SNF Agora Intersession classes will spark discussions on how democracy intersects with comedy, technology, and global activism
14 contemporary people stand on the pieces of a shattered United States flag, with some of them using mobile devices, in this conceptual illustration representing challenges faced by the country
Politics+Society
Study: Americans deeply concerned about U.S. democracy
Published Nov 23, 2025
Across party lines, 84% of survey participants say democracy is in crisis or facing serious challenges, with distinct divides emerging within the Republican Party
President Daniels, center, speaking in front of the gathering for the Democracy and Freedom Festival
Politics+Society
Democracy thrives with communication, connection
Published Oct 21, 2025
Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared humanity is the key to finding common ground in a divisive time
Illustration of two people grilling in their backyard surrounded by walls
Books
Walled off
Published Summer 2025 Video
In 'Something Between Us,' anthropologist Anand Pandian explores the walls that divide America / Johns Hopkins Magazine
The incoming SNF Agora Institute Visiting Fellows are (top row, from left) Amy B. Becker, Rosy Sunshine Galvan, Masha Lisitsyna, Felix Maradiaga, Rev. Johnnie Moore, (second row, from left) Reuben Ng, David Park, Gabriel Rossman, Daniel Sabet, (bottom row, from left) Eugene Scott, Nigel Semaj, Benjamin Storey, Jenna Silber Storey, and Jon Temin.
SNF Agora Institute announces visiting fellows
Published May 28, 2025
Leaders in democratic development, public-minded AI, and civic life—including the institute's inaugural Artist in Residence—will join JHU for the next academic year
John Sarbanes portrait with the American and Maryland flags in the background
John Sarbanes joins JHU as distinguished practitioner
Published Jan 13, 2025
Nine-term U.S. congressman from Maryland will collaborate with SNF Agora faculty, fellows, and JHU students to explore ways to rejuvenate democracy and overcome political polarization
Hahrie Han
Racial justice
Louder than words
Published Winter 2024
In 'Undivided,' a political science professor explores whether an antiracist program at a megachurch can heal racial divides / Johns Hopkins Magazine
An illustration in shades of blue showing the outlines of people in crowd
Election 2024
Poll: Nearly half of voters think those from other party are 'evil'
Published Oct 27, 2024
New SNF Agora/YouGov poll shows Harris gains, Trump maintains, and the divide between 2020 election deniers and the rest of the electorate grows
closeup of the title 'Italy Reborn' on a book cover
Democracy reinvented
Published Fall 2024
A SAIS Europe professor's new book follows Italy from fascism to democracy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Kathryn Prather, age 18, stands in a 3D sign that reads "DNC 2024."
Election 2024
'Young people should be involved'
Published Sept 3, 2024
First-year engineering student Kathryn Prather, 18, was one of the youngest delegates at this year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago