Reimagining Democracy Visiting Fellowships
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Reimagining Democracy Visiting Fellowships support faculty, doctoral students, and postdoctoral scholars researching democratic governance and participation innovations to support healthy democracy.
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Funder: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Fall application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One academic year; a modest administration fee applies
Summary: Visiting fellowships support faculty, doctoral students, and postdoctoral scholars researching democratic governance and innovations in participation.
Key Information: Fellows must reside in Cambridge and participate in required on-campus activities.
Description
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School offers visiting fellowships for scholars pursuing research on substantive democratic governance issues. Fellows work with Ash Center Director Professor Archon Fung, with particular emphasis on innovations in public participation and political participation in democracies or non-democracies. The program takes a broadly interdisciplinary approach, welcoming work informed by political theory and philosophy, political science, sociology, law, and history.
The fellowship brings researchers into a multidisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, and activists working to support healthy democracy. Weekly seminars, study groups, and public events provide opportunities to test ideas, receive feedback, and develop collaborations. Fellows also gain access to Harvard’s research resources and campus activities.
