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WIth Australia heading to the polls, this election is a contest between a desperate prime minister and an opposition leader who sometimes looks as though he has been promoted beyond his capability.
Australians brace themselves for a six-week campaign, with the Coalition starting behind Labor in the polls - but with much that can happen during the campaign.
Many factors affect the decision of whether or not to vote in an election: the decision is mostly about motivation, interest in politics and sense of duty.
For the second time running, it is looking like the French presidential election will go to a runoff between centralist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen.
Voting rights in Canada have changed over time to become more inclusive. Challenging age discrimination in Canada’s election system could be the next step in expanding and strengthening our democracy.
Pakistan is in the middle of a constitutional crisis as a bid to unseat Imran Khan failed.
We don’t yet know the election date, but the campaign has already begun
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Below the Line is a limited-edition podcast unpacking party lines and policies during the 2022 Australian election campaign. Join presenter Jon Faine and three political scientists for episode one.
Brazil’s president is mimicking some of former US president Donald Trump’s pre-election tactics.
The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
TikTok is a new strategic tool for propagandists to push for political narrative during the electoral period.
People should be more careful before making conclusions from what appears on social media.
India’s prime minister has unexpectedly won a big state election, further boosting his power.
The conservative winner faces a housing crisis and the task of restarting dialogue with North Korea.
If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.
Australia is seeing foreign interference attempts ‘at all levels of government’. But awareness is key to stopping it, not unenforceable laws.
Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.
With the Coalition leaning hard on its perceived strengths on national security, Labor’s only option is to emphasise bipartisanship.
Digitisation has enhanced the conduct of elections in Nigeria but there are still some drawbacks affecting its efficiency.
Alabama will be allowed to keep a congressional map that critics say disadvantages Black voters. That does not bode well for 2022 midterms, argues a law scholar.
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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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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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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
