Amid heightened concern about the current state of democracy around the globe, we need to better understand the attitudes and motivations of politicians.
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Ghana, an emerging democracy, lags far behind in women’s representation in parliament.
Under France’s second-ballot system, French voters can vote with their hearts in the first round, knowing they’ll be able to vote in the second round with their heads — in other words, strategically.
Elections – like Georgia’s runoffs – that require majority support can sometimes be used to exclude those in the minority.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court verdict is possibly a defining moment for South Africa’s electoral system.
People’s trust in politicians and governments is in decline, but it will take cross-party collaboration to deal with issues such as poverty and climate change.
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Research Fellow, Electoral Studies, Political Science, Université de Montréal
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Ghana
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Professor of political science and international relations, University of Delaware
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Research Fellow, Leadership and Democracy Lab, Western University