Outside/In: The Winds of Change in Political Windows

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Authors: Veronica Dickson La Rotta & Izabela Chmielewska Never waste a good crisis: a maxim bolstered by a year of a global pandemic and advocacy for racial equity. Moments of political upheaval and societal distress, destabilizing though they may be, have historically been the key to opening windows of opportunity for civil society reformers to…

Regaining Trust and Bridging the Divide: Identity Politics and Elections

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  Political identity is a divisive topic, even when it’s not election season. Today, the word “polarization” is nearly synonymous with politics in the United States, with a recessive trend of closing civic spaces and restrictive conservatism growing globally. A few relevant questions from our Open Gov Hub community came up during our live discussion…