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Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government
Contact:
617-495-9846
Assistant: Evelyn Reyes
617-496-5598

Archon Fung is the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research explores policies, practices, and institutional designs that deepen the quality of democratic governance. He focuses upon public participation, deliberation, and transparency. He co-directs the Transparency Policy Project and leads democratic governance programs of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School. His books include Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency (Cambridge University Press, with Mary Graham and David Weil) and Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy (Princeton University Press). He has authored five books, four edited collections, and over fifty articles appearing in professional journals. He received two S.B.s — in philosophy and physics — and his Ph.D. in political science from MIT.

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Outside Professional Activities For Archon Fung

Organization Relationship
Common Cause Fiduciary board membership
Apple Computer Inc Consulting

Contact

Phone: 617-495-9846
Assistant: Evelyn Reyes

Expertise

Cities & Communities
Democracy & Governance
Public Leadership & Management
Social Innovation & Philanthropy

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