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Our assumptions about what it means to be young have left millions of people disenfranchised.
Zimbabwe, Turkey, Argentina, Pakistan and Nigeria all have presidential or general elections in 2023.
Conviction means popular opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu is barred from running for office. It comes as incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces dwindling support.
Weaknesses in the law governing how elections are run and votes counted in Congress led to the Jan. 6 insurrection. An election law scholar analyzes legislation just passed to fix those problems.
About 27% of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the midterms, marking the second-highest voter turnout in midterms in 30 years.
Analysis of voting data suggests that in counties across Georgia, a slice of Republicans just couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Herschel Walker.
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
Despite a midterm election largely free of controversy over its legitimacy, a large percentage of Americans distrust elections. And that’s dangerous for democracy.
The 2022 federal election success of the teals and other community independents has been captured in three new books. How and why did they become a political force – and what might the future hold?
After 40 years in office, Cameroon’s 89 year old Paul Biya is the second longest serving leader in Africa. He is already eyeing another contest in 2025.
Celebrity politicians have instant name recognition. But unless they trump competitors in fundraising, and hit other check boxes, they aren’t any more likely to win than traditional politicians.
What’s it like for an election law scholar to work at a polling place on Election Day? A law school professor sees how election laws work – or keep election workers guessing – at the ground level.
Only a small percentage of women in rural areas have access to the Internet, so participation in online activism is limited to urban centres.
Local election administrators work under increasingly difficult circumstances, with dwindling resources and mounting challenges.
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
Thirty-five Senate seats are up for grabs in the midterm elections. What tasks and responsibilities await the winners?
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
‘I don’t like the candidates,’ ‘I don’t know enough to make a decision,’ ‘I don’t want to give this election legitimacy’ – an ethicist takes on nonvoters.
It’s Election Day, you go to vote – and you’re told you’re not registered or you’re not eligible to vote. A civil rights lawyer provides a guide so voters can know their rights to cast a ballot.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Politics, 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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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg
