From coast to coast, the 2016 election has torn up the usual order.
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Though there is no indication hackers affected the outcome of the election, we still must act to improve the cybersecurity of American elections.
Every four years, voters in Florida are more in demand than almost any in the US. And this year they’re especially exhausted.
President Obama is right to say it’s very, very hard to rig an American election. That doesn’t mean things always go to plan.
Donald Trump is wrong: the US election can’t be rigged. But it’s a different story in Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Gabon and Mexico.
Donald Trump’s racist appeals to white fear may have doomed his campaign – and his party.
While it’s unprecedented to call an election ‘rigged’ before voting has even taken place, there is a history of candidates crying foul after suspicious results.
The US Senate is up for grabs this year – and Republicans have a serious challenge on their hands.
As Election Day approaches, candidates in races across the country will be doing everything they can to get out the vote – including turning to behavioral science.
While voter fraud - despite recent allegations - is rare, how do we ensure the ballots we cast are counted accurately? If so, how? Our experts offer background and insight.
There are several different ways to approach democracy. Polls, elections and referenda all feature, but they’re not the only way to deepen democracy.
A look through the ballot papers shows the declared result in Colombia’s crucial vote is far from definitive.
The FBI is warning of Russian cyberattackers probing American election systems. Information warfare scholars discuss Russia’s digital efforts to benefit its national interests.
Facebook has already proved it can increase the number of people who vote in elections. But what if it tries to influence how they vote?
It’s true that sophisticated hackers may be able to tilt the presidential election. But the more likely threat to democracy comes from sore losers who sow doubt about voting integrity.
It’s not a good idea to simply rely on methods that have provided accurate predictions in the past.
Laws that restrict who can vote are facing challenges in several states. A historian explains how people mobilized against voting restrictions of the 1960s, and why their strategy is still important.
With two votes failing to produce a government, caretaker PM Mariano Rajoy is running out of options.
While South Africa voted to chasten the ANC, Zambians endured an election campaign filled with abuse and claims to Godliness.
Various commentators have wrongly over the last 22 years said that black people voted blindly for ANC governments. There’s no better example why the academy needs a dramatic post-colonial overhaul.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
