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Office group photo: With colleagues in a congressional office during the summer fellowship on Capitol Hill.

Maxwell Kiernan Reflects on His Summer on Capitol Hill

After the fellowship

After a summer working inside a congressional office, Maxwell came away with a much more practical understanding of how Congress works. He saw how research, writing, and…

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What Elise Britton Learned by Listening on Capitol Hill

After the fellowship

Elise Britton went to Capitol Hill to learn about government. By the end of the summer, she understood much more clearly how much government depends on people talking to one…

Ryan Mahoney with Rep. Emilia

A summer inside a congressional office

After the fellowship

Ryan Mahoney, pictured on the right with Rep. Emilia Sykes, spent his summer as an IDEA Summer Democracy Fellow in her Washington, D.C., office, where he worked alongside…

"IDEA fellowship coordinator Adam Duffy and Summer Democracy Fellows Maxwell Kiernan, Elise Britton and Ryan Mahoney walking to their next meeting in DC June 22."

A Day in Washington: IDEA's Summer Democracy Fellows Go Behind the Scenes

This summer, IDEA's inaugural Summer Democracy Fellows are working on Capitol Hill as interns with three Members of Ohio’s delegation, Reps. Sykes, Brown, and Landsman. The purpose of the…

Deliberative State Governance in Brussels

Deliberative State Governance in Brussels

How FIDE-NA and IDEA Are Helping U.S. States Adapt Europe's Playbook for Citizen Engagement

Last month, the Federation for Democratic Innovation–North America (FIDE-NA),…

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IDEA Launches First Internal Advisory Board

OSU's investment in IDEA over the last four years has allowed the Institute to grow significantly, expanding our staff and our portfolio of projects. As IDEA prepares for continuing growth, it has…

Mahoney, Ryan-OSU Student

Fellow Spotlight: Ryan Mahoney

Before the fellowship

Ryan Mahoney's interest in politics didn't start in a classroom. It started at the dinner table.

His stepfather, who was engaged in public affairs in his own youth,…

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Fellow Spotlight: Elise Britton

Before the fellowship

When Elise Britton talks about what shaped her commitment to civic life, she doesn't point to a class or a campaign. She points to the woman who raised her.…

Michael Neblo holding shaking hands with a congress member

IDEA Director and Associate Director Featured in The Lantern on Restoring Civic Engagement

IDEA Director Michael Neblo and Associate Director Amy Lee were featured in The Lantern on one of the central questions behind IDEA's work: why Americans have disengaged from politics and what can…