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The SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University aims to revitalize the spirit of the ancient agora in today’s world by fostering inclusive dialogue, debate, and collective action to strengthen pluralistic democracy.
Philanthropy has the potential to defend democracy or to destabilize it. In his new op-ed, Daniel Stid issues a simple injunction: First, do no harm. He offers 5 concrete steps that philanthropic funders can take to support pluralism and strengthen liberal democracy. Read it here: buff.ly/io27Ucu
October 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Philanthropy has the potential to defend democracy or to destabilize it. In his new op-ed, Daniel Stid issues a simple injunction: First, do no harm. He offers 5 concrete steps that philanthropic funders can take to support pluralism and strengthen liberal democracy. Read it here: buff.ly/io27Ucu
Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee. SNF Agora's Lilliana Mason discusses what data we have on how Americans think about political violence. Listen to On the Media. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee. SNF Agora's Lilliana Mason discusses what data we have on how Americans think about political violence. Listen to On the Media. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
It's not too late to register to watch the live stream of tonight's @Opentodebate. Learn the Legacy of the COVID Pandemic tonight at 6:30 buff.ly/3WJlQU6
September 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's not too late to register to watch the live stream of tonight's @Opentodebate. Learn the Legacy of the COVID Pandemic tonight at 6:30 buff.ly/3WJlQU6
The Hopkins Forum continues with a live debate in Baltimore on the legacy of COVID-19.
Leading voices in public health and medicine reflect on what went wrong, what we learned, and how we can prepare for the next crisis.
With Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, Doctor Mike
RSVP buff.ly/ko8fLQd
Leading voices in public health and medicine reflect on what went wrong, what we learned, and how we can prepare for the next crisis.
With Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, Doctor Mike
RSVP buff.ly/ko8fLQd
September 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Hopkins Forum continues with a live debate in Baltimore on the legacy of COVID-19.
Leading voices in public health and medicine reflect on what went wrong, what we learned, and how we can prepare for the next crisis.
With Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, Doctor Mike
RSVP buff.ly/ko8fLQd
Leading voices in public health and medicine reflect on what went wrong, what we learned, and how we can prepare for the next crisis.
With Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, Doctor Mike
RSVP buff.ly/ko8fLQd
From “Red Plenty” to “Dark Abundance,” competing visions shape how we think about growth, governance, & opportunity. SNF Agora faculty member Steven Teles traces the rise of different “abundances” in his latest analysis. Explore the varieties of abundance: buff.ly/rpYm6Eo
September 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
From “Red Plenty” to “Dark Abundance,” competing visions shape how we think about growth, governance, & opportunity. SNF Agora faculty member Steven Teles traces the rise of different “abundances” in his latest analysis. Explore the varieties of abundance: buff.ly/rpYm6Eo
What if complexity isn’t a problem to eliminate—but a reality to understand?
In Carnegie India’s review, Suyash Rai reflects on Yuen Yuen Ang’s Adaptive Political Economy—a new paradigm and method for studying development as nonlinear, co-evolutionary. buff.ly/H2XbYsE
In Carnegie India’s review, Suyash Rai reflects on Yuen Yuen Ang’s Adaptive Political Economy—a new paradigm and method for studying development as nonlinear, co-evolutionary. buff.ly/H2XbYsE
August 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What if complexity isn’t a problem to eliminate—but a reality to understand?
In Carnegie India’s review, Suyash Rai reflects on Yuen Yuen Ang’s Adaptive Political Economy—a new paradigm and method for studying development as nonlinear, co-evolutionary. buff.ly/H2XbYsE
In Carnegie India’s review, Suyash Rai reflects on Yuen Yuen Ang’s Adaptive Political Economy—a new paradigm and method for studying development as nonlinear, co-evolutionary. buff.ly/H2XbYsE
‘Can the system hold? Has it ever actually worked?’ asks Scott Warren, #SNFAgora fellow at Johns Hopkins, in his seminar on democratic erosion. buff.ly/4ktCuiK
July 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
‘Can the system hold? Has it ever actually worked?’ asks Scott Warren, #SNFAgora fellow at Johns Hopkins, in his seminar on democratic erosion. buff.ly/4ktCuiK
How can democracies stay resilient in a time of global disruption?
SNF Agora and @chathamhouse_org are partnering to find answers through global webinars, youth forums, and two key sessions at the 2025 London Conference.
Details: buff.ly/TtJPnwg
SNF Agora and @chathamhouse_org are partnering to find answers through global webinars, youth forums, and two key sessions at the 2025 London Conference.
Details: buff.ly/TtJPnwg
June 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How can democracies stay resilient in a time of global disruption?
SNF Agora and @chathamhouse_org are partnering to find answers through global webinars, youth forums, and two key sessions at the 2025 London Conference.
Details: buff.ly/TtJPnwg
SNF Agora and @chathamhouse_org are partnering to find answers through global webinars, youth forums, and two key sessions at the 2025 London Conference.
Details: buff.ly/TtJPnwg
SNF Agora faculty Martha S. Jones co-authored an amicus brief defending birthright citizenship, drawing on decades of Black civic advocacy before the Civil War.
Read: bit.ly/MJ-amicus @marthasjones.bsky.social
Read: bit.ly/MJ-amicus @marthasjones.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
SNF Agora faculty Martha S. Jones co-authored an amicus brief defending birthright citizenship, drawing on decades of Black civic advocacy before the Civil War.
Read: bit.ly/MJ-amicus @marthasjones.bsky.social
Read: bit.ly/MJ-amicus @marthasjones.bsky.social
“Digital platforms can foster cross-national engagement and mutual curiosity.” New research from SNF Agora’s Yuen Yuen Ang shows: Tradional media → more hostility; Social/online media → more moderate views buff.ly/hXfHM9K
May 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Digital platforms can foster cross-national engagement and mutual curiosity.” New research from SNF Agora’s Yuen Yuen Ang shows: Tradional media → more hostility; Social/online media → more moderate views buff.ly/hXfHM9K
Leaders in democratic development, public-minded AI, fair, and civic life, including the institute’s inaugural Artist in Residence, join Johns Hopkins as SNF Agora Visiting Fellows
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May 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Leaders in democratic development, public-minded AI, fair, and civic life, including the institute’s inaugural Artist in Residence, join Johns Hopkins as SNF Agora Visiting Fellows
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Can the U.S. stay ahead of China in the AI race by controlling AI chip access? Join former congressman Will Hurd and experts from both sides of the aisle for a live debate at The Hopkins Forum on May 14. Reserve your seat: buff.ly/USPcUE3
May 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Can the U.S. stay ahead of China in the AI race by controlling AI chip access? Join former congressman Will Hurd and experts from both sides of the aisle for a live debate at The Hopkins Forum on May 14. Reserve your seat: buff.ly/USPcUE3
How do universities foster intellectual diversity while strengthening civic life?
SNF Agora faculty Amy Binder, Andrew Perrin, and Simon Halliday are helping lead the way. More on the Civic Thought Project and upcoming conference here: buff.ly/aTWRamg
SNF Agora faculty Amy Binder, Andrew Perrin, and Simon Halliday are helping lead the way. More on the Civic Thought Project and upcoming conference here: buff.ly/aTWRamg
April 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How do universities foster intellectual diversity while strengthening civic life?
SNF Agora faculty Amy Binder, Andrew Perrin, and Simon Halliday are helping lead the way. More on the Civic Thought Project and upcoming conference here: buff.ly/aTWRamg
SNF Agora faculty Amy Binder, Andrew Perrin, and Simon Halliday are helping lead the way. More on the Civic Thought Project and upcoming conference here: buff.ly/aTWRamg
Jim Baer talks with SNF Agora political scientist Steven Teles. They discuss how shifting class dynamics are driving America's political polarization and increasing distrust in institutions like higher education and public health. 🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform.
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Jim Baer talks with SNF Agora political scientist Steven Teles. They discuss how shifting class dynamics are driving America's political polarization and increasing distrust in institutions like higher education and public health. 🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform.
SNF Agora's Martha S. Jones powerfully counters claims against exploring complex histories, emphasizing honest storytelling as essential for strengthening communities and national identity. Watch her insightful interview segment on MSNBC here: on.msnbc.com/43uSLYl
April 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
SNF Agora's Martha S. Jones powerfully counters claims against exploring complex histories, emphasizing honest storytelling as essential for strengthening communities and national identity. Watch her insightful interview segment on MSNBC here: on.msnbc.com/43uSLYl
“We need to stop imagining AI as super-powered individual intelligences and start seeing it for what it is, a system that reorganizes information and power” explains SNF Agora’s Henry Farrell Read more: bit.ly/3XXBiE9 @himself.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“We need to stop imagining AI as super-powered individual intelligences and start seeing it for what it is, a system that reorganizes information and power” explains SNF Agora’s Henry Farrell Read more: bit.ly/3XXBiE9 @himself.bsky.social
Louis Hyman, an SNF Agora Professor at Johns Hopkins, told MarketWatch that federal job cuts are unprecedented and threaten stability, especially for the Black middle class. Read more: www.marketwatch.com/story/federa...
March 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Louis Hyman, an SNF Agora Professor at Johns Hopkins, told MarketWatch that federal job cuts are unprecedented and threaten stability, especially for the Black middle class. Read more: www.marketwatch.com/story/federa...
SNF Agora is now accepting applications for our faculty grant program!
Learn more about the application by scanning the QR code or at https://buff.ly/4gZUNm8.
Learn more about the application by scanning the QR code or at https://buff.ly/4gZUNm8.
February 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
SNF Agora is now accepting applications for our faculty grant program!
Learn more about the application by scanning the QR code or at https://buff.ly/4gZUNm8.
Learn more about the application by scanning the QR code or at https://buff.ly/4gZUNm8.
Join Dr. Chris Krupenye for a fascinating discussion on the psychology behind human politics and its evolutionary roots in our closest primate relatives. 2/27, noon – 1:30 pm SNF Agora Conference Room, Wyman N325F, and Zoom https://buff.ly/4ifIx1V
February 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Join Dr. Chris Krupenye for a fascinating discussion on the psychology behind human politics and its evolutionary roots in our closest primate relatives. 2/27, noon – 1:30 pm SNF Agora Conference Room, Wyman N325F, and Zoom https://buff.ly/4ifIx1V
Join us Friday evening for a debate and dinner, discussing the Trump administration's actions on immigration, the Department of Government Efficiency, and more.
Dinner is included.
February 28,7:30pm - 9pm
Gilman 132
Dinner is included.
February 28,7:30pm - 9pm
Gilman 132
February 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us Friday evening for a debate and dinner, discussing the Trump administration's actions on immigration, the Department of Government Efficiency, and more.
Dinner is included.
February 28,7:30pm - 9pm
Gilman 132
Dinner is included.
February 28,7:30pm - 9pm
Gilman 132
As part of our Spring 2025 Pizza and Politics series, Professor Adam Sheingate will present his new data-science-meets-political-science project: The Election Spending Dashboard.
February 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Free Pizza at 11.30am. Talk begins 12.00pm.
February 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Free Pizza at 11.30am. Talk begins 12.00pm.
February 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As part of our Spring 2025 Pizza and Politics series, Professor Adam Sheingate will present his new data-science-meets-political-science project: The Election Spending Dashboard.
February 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Free Pizza at 11.30am. Talk begins 12.00pm.
February 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Free Pizza at 11.30am. Talk begins 12.00pm.
Join SNF Agora and the Hopkins Bloomberg Center for a conversation with David Smolansky, Edmundo González, and María Corina Machado on Venezuela’s fight for democracy and its global impact. RSVP at this link: https://buff.ly/4hGbowt
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Join SNF Agora and the Hopkins Bloomberg Center for a conversation with David Smolansky, Edmundo González, and María Corina Machado on Venezuela’s fight for democracy and its global impact. RSVP at this link: https://buff.ly/4hGbowt
This Tuesday, join Dr. Seema Iyer as she shares her journey from studying post-Soviet urban migration to leading innovative data solutions for refugee support at The Hive.
Register: https://buff.ly/430MR0G
Register: https://buff.ly/430MR0G
February 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This Tuesday, join Dr. Seema Iyer as she shares her journey from studying post-Soviet urban migration to leading innovative data solutions for refugee support at The Hive.
Register: https://buff.ly/430MR0G
Register: https://buff.ly/430MR0G
Careers in Congress with the Honorable John Sarbanes
Join Congressman Sarbanes as he shares his journey from practicing law to representing Maryland's 3rd district for 18 years.
Register for the morning event in Washington, DC or the afternoon event at the Homewood campus!
Join Congressman Sarbanes as he shares his journey from practicing law to representing Maryland's 3rd district for 18 years.
Register for the morning event in Washington, DC or the afternoon event at the Homewood campus!
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Careers in Congress with the Honorable John Sarbanes
Join Congressman Sarbanes as he shares his journey from practicing law to representing Maryland's 3rd district for 18 years.
Register for the morning event in Washington, DC or the afternoon event at the Homewood campus!
Join Congressman Sarbanes as he shares his journey from practicing law to representing Maryland's 3rd district for 18 years.
Register for the morning event in Washington, DC or the afternoon event at the Homewood campus!
SNF Agora and @OpentoDebateOrg recently co-hosted the first event of a new series called "The Hopkins Forum"
Four guests from across the political spectrum discussed the future of the Supreme Court and possible reforms.
Watch the full event recording:
https://buff.ly/42Nx7hI
Four guests from across the political spectrum discussed the future of the Supreme Court and possible reforms.
Watch the full event recording:
https://buff.ly/42Nx7hI
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
SNF Agora and @OpentoDebateOrg recently co-hosted the first event of a new series called "The Hopkins Forum"
Four guests from across the political spectrum discussed the future of the Supreme Court and possible reforms.
Watch the full event recording:
https://buff.ly/42Nx7hI
Four guests from across the political spectrum discussed the future of the Supreme Court and possible reforms.
Watch the full event recording:
https://buff.ly/42Nx7hI