The Stanford Democracy Hub serves to elevate and amplify our collective efforts that strengthen democracy.
Democratic values and practices are under threat throughout the United States and globally, and even within our own campus community.
Scholars, students, and leaders from all corners of Stanford are working on the vital project of strengthening democracy. The Democracy Hub seeks to make more visible, accessible, coordinated, valued, and, ultimately, more impactful that shared project of reimagining our civic purpose and delivering on the promise of democracy: creating the societies we want to live in together and the governments that best support our communities.
Explore our website to identify upcoming civic and democracy-related events, opportunities to engage, leading research, courses, and the hundreds of people at Stanford dedicated to these efforts.
Featured Activities
Hey Stanford: Register to Vote!
StanfordVotes is a non-partisan, university-wide, student-run organization to increase voter turnout. Formed in response to the low student voter turnout rates in 2014 and 2016, StanfordVotes engages students, campus leadership, and the broader community to help create a culture of civic engagement on the Farm. In 2022, more Stanford students registered to vote than students at any other CA college or university. Let's keep the momentum going!
Spring Course - Democracy in the Balance: Polarization and the Road Ahead
How do we build a more inclusive and resilient America? In this policy practicum course, students will work directly with a U.S. nonprofit research organization, More in Common, to understand what unites America in this era of polarization with the goal to strengthen American civic practice and democracy.