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Robust citizen participation at every level of government provides the feedback that democratic systems require to be responsive and productive.\r\n\r\nBut what happens when people are systemically shut out of deliberation? Can we boost declining voting rates? How will we create a culture of civic engagement in an increasingly digital, AI-influenced world?\r\n\r\nThese are the questions the Ash Center community works to answer.\r\n\r\nOur programs generate novel ideas about making civic engagement more robust, enabling everyone to participate. Ash scholars are researching how citizens can better provide input into government programs, processes, and policies. Together, we are developing a blueprint for what the future of civic engagement can look like.\r\n\r\nWe encourage you to explore the below events, research, and commentary to learn more about our work."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_team_callout","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_team_callout":{"title":"Meet the Experts","manually_curate":true,"person":[9845,10772,9461,9590,10434,17021,11041,10116],"program":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Civic Engagement &#8211; Ash Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Together, we are developing a blueprint for what the future of civic engagement can look like.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ash.harvard.edu\/issues\/civic-engagement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Civic Engagement &#8211; 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