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Compared to other parts of the world, Africa is not a high-flyer in the area of election management. This can be attributed to the scourge of violence, fraud, corruption and intimidation.
There may be only one way to tell the truth, but there are at least five ways to “lie.” And our politicians seem to be the master of this art. A scholar decides to teach this to his students.
Too often, we think of “democracy” as what happens during an election campaign – but it goes much deeper than that.
Australia’s human rights record isn’t perfect, but it still good. if Australians aren’t able to take some pride in that and be inspired to do even better, over-the-top criticism could backfire.
Counting tens of thousands of paper votes is no small task. How does the UK get it done?
Corporate interests and wealthy individuals reckon they can turn a profit by cajoling politicians round to their way of thinking. So how can the humble electorate hope to respond?
The millions of Britons living abroad have a lot to gain or lose from this election. But will they bother to vote?
The rise of left-wing populism challenges those who flatly denounced right-wing populism as undemocratic. Populism can appear as a democratic force in some contexts and anti-democratic in others.
More than 20 years ago, two American academics, Max Singer and Aaron Wildavsky, wrote about what they described as The Real World Order: Zones of Peace/Zones of Turmoil. As is the way with such things…
Turkey’s president is meant to be a non-partisan, ceremonial figure – but Recep Erdogan is openly asking voters to hand him more power.
The debate shambles has reached its climax and guess who drew the short straw.
The news today that Ed Milband has ruled out forming a coalition with the SNP may come too late to limit the impact of the latest Tory attempt to illustrate that the Labour leader is a political lightweight…
Corruption can directly contribute to the growth of the very forces the world’s security agencies are desperately trying to contain and combat.
A new security law working its way through Turkey’s parliament could radically reduce police impunity.
This question goes to the heart of how we can ensure that our society is a just one.
Don’t believe the hype about free trade, there are zero guarantees it will make us better off.
Liberal values are under siege around the world. Their most dogged defender must not be left out in the cold.
Four months into his presidency, people are appalled by Jokowi’s weakness in preventing efforts to undermine Indonesia’s anti-graft agency.
Many recent elections have ended with bitter disputes about electoral integrity. The issue is perhaps best exemplified by partisan divisions in the United States over Republican allegations of voter fraud…
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Senior lecturer in democracy studies, University of Canberra
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