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Democracy

The AY24-25 SNF Agora Visiting Fellows

SNF Agora announces cohort of visiting fellows

Published May 17, 2024

The incoming cohort of public officials, creators, entrepreneurs, scholars, and nonprofit leaders will engage with issues around civic education and elections during the 2024-25 academic year

Illustration with simple representations of people in a variety of colors

Politics+Society

An up-close look at pro-democracy conservatives

Published April 1, 2024

In contrast to those who reject the results of the 2020 election, nearly a third of Republicans accept the results, trust institutions, and appreciate diverse political perspectives

Green bird whose head is a camera

Q+A

Birds aren't real*

Published Feb 7, 2024

How a nonsensical protest sign sparked a movement that shed light on how conspiracies grow and spread

An American flag hanging from a house front porch on the 4th of July is in focus in the foreground, nice homes in the background and a clear blue sky

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.

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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