Archon Fung

Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Co-Director
Transparency Policy Project
Office Address
124 Mt. Auburn - Suite 200N-238
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 74
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9846
Fax: 617-496-1722
Email: Archon_Fung@harvard.edu
Assistant
Juanne Zhao (617-495-2430)
Archon Fung

Profile

Archon Fung is Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship. His research examines the impacts of civic participation, public deliberation, and transparency upon public and private governance. His Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy examines two participatory-democratic reform efforts in low-income Chicago neighborhoods. Current projects also examine initiatives in ecosystem management, toxics reduction, endangered species protection, local governance, and international labor standards. His recent books and edited collections include Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance; Can We Eliminate Sweatshops?; Working Capital: The Power of Labors Pensions; and Beyond Backyard Environmentalism. His articles on regulation, rights, and participation appear in Political Theory; Journal of Political Philosophy; Politics and Society; Governance; Environmental Management; American Behavioral Scientist; and Boston Review. Fung received two SBs and a PhD from MIT.

Courses

Fall

  • DPI-562 Public Problems: Advice, Strategy and Analysis

Spr Mod4

  • DPI-313M Design Module for Sparking Social Change

Spring

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