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Democracy
Unequal civic opportunity in the U.S.
Published Nov 13, 2023
Civic opportunity decreases as poverty levels increase, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University's SNF Agora Institute
David Leonhardt (foreground) and JHU President Ron Daniels on stage
Authors+Insights
The decline of the American dream
Published Nov 9, 2023
In conversation with JHU President Ron Daniels, Leonhardt explores factors preventing many Americans from prospering
Close-up of American flag
Democracy+Politics
New conservative principles for building trust in elections
Published Nov 8, 2023
Principles released with new Gallup poll that shows wide partisan gaps in electoral confidence
Three voting booths lines up against a brick wall
Democracy+Politics
Report: Political violence imperils U.S. democracy
Published Nov 7, 2023
Experts from around the globe express concern for the future of U.S. electoral processes
Jaime Martinez smiles for the camera while standing in front of bushes
Election Day 2023
Senior seeks spot on school board
Published Nov 6, 2023
If elected on Nov. 7, Jaime Martinez would become the youngest school board member in the history of Pennsylvania's North Allegheny School District.
Four students pose in a frame meant to look like a Hopkins Votes Instagram post.
Democracy Day
'All of us have a role to play'
Published Aug 28, 2023
At JHU's annual Democracy Day, new students learn about the importance of—and threats to—modern democracies
Julia Verónica Matus Madrid, David Hogg, and Consuelo Amat at Power and Purpose: A Symposium on Mental Health and Democratic Agency
Mental health and democratic agency
Published June 22, 2023
Experts from Johns Hopkins led explorations of the relationship between mental well-being and democracy at a symposium in Athens
A gallery of the 2023-24 SNF Agora visiting fellows
SNF Agora names new visiting fellows
Published May 16, 2023
The incoming cohort of journalists, artists, scholars, a poet, policy consultants, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders will engage with issues around democracy through a variety of lenses
Three people talking
Democracy+Politics
Opposing perspectives on voting rights spark lively debate
Published Feb 9, 2023
SNF Agora's first marquee debate, featuring Karl Rove and Symone D. Sanders, closed out the 2023 Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival
Louise Flavahan
Politics+Society
Students to take center stage in debate initiative
Published Jan 31, 2023
Debate director Louise Flavahan aims to turn tension into dialogue, starting with a discussion about voting rights Feb. 8 featuring Karl Rove and Symone Sanders-Townsend