For at least 50 years, pollsters have been asking Americans whether they think their country is on the right or wrong track. That question may have outlived its usefulness.
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A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump himself, researchers of authoritarianism explain.
On February 14, 2024, more than 200 million Indonesians will vote for their next president and vice president, legislators, and councillors. This will be the world’s biggest one-day election.
Having interviewed advisers to past and present prime ministers in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, my new research shows how crucial it is to recruit and train staff – before an election.
The fluidity of the country’s short-lived coalitions is a major cause of instability in Kenya.
Nicola Sturgeon has quit and now her husband Peter Murrell has resigned as chief-executive following news the SNP has lost more than 30,000 members since December 2021.
Research suggests that women may be underrepresented in politics because parties act as gatekeepers and tend to choose men over women as candidates.
Perhaps the combination of religious rhetoric and secular laws is a winning electoral strategy.
A digital tool to help citizens know the candidates better has been developed for Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
Americans are not the first to fret over the potential harm that parties can inflict. But parties can also promote the common interest.
Tanzania’s six-year ban on political rallies shows how the president’s power can override the constitution.
The recurrent bickering and fragmentation within the Nkrumahist parties raises doubt as to whether they can rise to the call by Ghanaian electorate.
All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.
Why do government policies sometimes fail to reflect the public will? The answer begins with the design of the US government system, forged in the 18th century.
Bottom line: Political endorsements are overrated.
Confusing court findings have left the rules in party pre-selections in a mess, and members with little say in who contests individual seats.
Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
Political parties often weather internal storms. There are many Greens in Canada who are hoping the Green Party can do so too after Annamie Paul’s leadership laid bare serious issues in the party.
It is likely in future we will see more, not less, unsolicited text messaging — and not just in politics.
Chieftaincy conflicts in northern Ghana have hindered development in the country.
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