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Sierra Leone needs to rebuild public trust in its election by maintaining a completely transparent process.
Public comment could soon swamp government officials and representatives, thanks to AI, but AI could also help spot compelling stories from constituents.
Calls to secede have been heard from time to time in Kenya – most often around elections.
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually – but it could be a nightmare for democracy.
The proportional representation system has long outlived its relevance. Its negative extremes abound in local government.
Incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in a second-round vote that will decide the future trajectory of Turkey’s politics.
The fluidity of the country’s short-lived coalitions is a major cause of instability in Kenya.
Turkish voters will be heading back to the polls on May 28 after no candidates managed to gain more than half the votes. But incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was boosted by a stronger-than-expected showing.
The two leading progressive parties must now form a coalition government – a task that could be complicated by the military-aligned parties.
Protests took hold across Pakistan following the detention of the opposition leader and former cricket star – raising tensions in an election year.
Even if Erdogan loses the upcoming presidential election, serious questions remain about how much the country would change.
There’s a lot at stake in the May 14 presidential election. Will Turkey continue to be ruled by a populist Islamist government or return to a path of secular democratization?
ANC and EFF differ on ideology and policy – an alliance between them would prove difficult to put together and made to work.
There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
We need more scrutiny of TikTok as Indonesia gears up for general and presidential elections next year.
Though public opinion surveys offer some hope, there are several concerns for democracy’s consolidation in West Africa.
A loud chorus of Democrats – and some Republicans, too – has for years claimed gerrymandering is costing their party seats in Congress. Is it true?
Raising rates to fight inflation involves a time lag so current efforts to bring down prices won’t start having an impact until the next election is approaching.
Americans can look to Estonia for lessons on how online voting systems can improve election integrity.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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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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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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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
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Senior Lecturer in International Business, Birkbeck, University of London
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
