Democracy Hub
Welcome to the Stanford Democracy Hub!
Are you interested in democratic citizenship, government service, or politics? Passionate about climate, health, or housing policy? Curious about the future of technology in our public lives? Discover what the Stanford community is teaching, researching, and organizing, and how you can get involved.
Courses
Each year Stanford offers hundreds of courses that deepen our understanding of democratic life, from "Citizenship in the 21st Century" to "Comparative Democratic Development."
Student Groups
Stanford has multiple undergraduate and graduate student groups promoting civic engagement, fostering constructive dialogue, shaping public policy, and preparing future political leaders.
Internships
Stanford offers hundreds of internships each year in government and civil society, offering students hands-on experience to work on public policy and community organizing.
Areas of Interest
Democracy fundamentally includes the formal institutions that govern our democracy. It is also the fabric of our civic life and the multiple areas that strengthen or hinder healthy democracies: from Media & Information to Polarization & Partisanship.
The following allows you to dive deeper into the issue areas that animate our democratic societies and where Stanford has extensive expertise and opportunities.
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