The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
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Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.
Taking just one political science class makes college students more likely to show up at the polls, two researchers find.
Millions of dollars are spent every election by corporations that want to influence state regulations and policies, and that’s likely to continue in the upcoming election.
Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
As well as an attack on the working classes, Peterloo was also an episode of violence against women.
Plenty of services use AI to study your behaviour to suggest new things to you. So could such a tool help you decide how to vote?
New research shows that when ex-offenders are told they’re able to vote, their attitudes about democracy and justice improve. A November ballot measure in Florida hangs in the balance.
The mayor of Tallahassee underspent three rivals to win the state’s Democratic primary. But what awaits in the general election?
South Africa should review its rural development strategy and land reform policy to win the fight against rising poverty.
It’s time South Africa stopped stereotyping its young people as being disinterested and morally bankrupt and started engaging them.
Some Puerto Ricans voted, but most stayed home amid a looming financial debt crisis and political protests. Will this vote matter?
A revolt within the African National Congress against South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has reached new heights. He has survived, but the repercussions will be felt for some time to come.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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