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America is not a shining example for developing democracies. Many of the electoral issues arise long before a single vote is cast.
What do Australians need to know when they go to vote for their senators in this year’s federal election?
The US’s long history of inventive campaign soundtracks seems lost on this year’s contenders.
Election monitoring has become an international norm for maintaining electoral integrity. A new survey finds a world of difference between the high hopes and dire realities of poll-watching.
The Flemish historian and writer David Van Reybrouck has recently triggered a minor sensation in the Low Countries by insisting that Western democracies are suffering so much election fatigue (electoral…
The heavy-handed tactics used by Uganda’s authorities during the 2016 elections have raised questions about a return to an oppressive past.
Uganda’s president has ruled for three decades – and the opposition is getting stagnant too.
Opposition inspires more confidence in one’s position than support and also helps to turn judgments into actions. This helps explain why attack ads are a crucial tool in politicians’ arsenals.
Even with free, private ballots, a quarter of us still end up voting for the ‘wrong’ presidential candidate. Here’s how to make sure you vote for the one who best matches your beliefs and hopes.
The Ugandan police refuse to ‘hand over power to the opposition to destabilise the peace we fought for’.
With Iowa out of the way, the first true primary ballot is finally here.
Jacob Zuma has backtracked on two major decisions in under two months – first after he fired his finance minister; now he says he’ll pay back public money spent on his lavish Nkandla homestead.
One of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries is in the midst of a remarkably hopeful election campaign.
Regular changes of government through free and fair elections that reflect the wishes of the majority of citizens are a critical component of democratisation. But how significant are polls in Africa?
With the local government elections set to take place within the next seven months, it is worth considering what impact the recent upsurge in protests will have on the country’s political future.
This year no fewer than 16 elections will take place in Africa, many of which involve removing presidential term limits. The motives are worth examining.
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
An unedifying row over “stolen” data has the Democrats’ political staffers at loggerheads.
Voting for national leaders has become the global norm in a remarkably short time – in Africa in 1988, only 25% of countries had multiparty elections, but 94% do today. Yet all is not well.
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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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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Associate Tutor, Edge Hill University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Political Science, Newcastle University
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