There are no guarantees that pollsters’ troubles in recent elections and popular skepticism about their dependability will be alleviated anytime soon.
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No country emerging from prolonged civil war is ever sufficiently prepared for elections.
Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing EU funds, but her eligibility to stand in the presidential election remains intact. Luc Rouban, Emeritus researcher at Sciences Po’s CEVIPOF, weighs in on the verdict.
The proposed constitutional amendment could pave the way for further changes that help the ruling party realise its dream of permanent rule.
A new study looks at how we tend to expect female politicians to smile more than their male counterparts. Is this a “given” that has an effect on the ballot box?
Regardless of the legal reasoning and outcomes, President Alassane Ouattara’s fourth-term bid is a loss for democracy in Côte d'Ivoire.
Pollsters’ credibility is constantly at stake. If the industry collectively misses the mark, public trust erodes, and confidence in the system itself is called into question.
Chadians’ trust in the democratic process has ceased completely. This bodes ill for a country that ranks as one of the poorest in the world.
Under normal circumstances, Trump’s criminal record and other aspects of his life, including financial history, would disqualify him from getting access to classified information.
While the US supports nonpartisan election observers in other countries, the practice has a low profile in this country.
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
The United States has a long and storied history of presidential election results being contested.
An anthropologist who studies polarization asked people why they supported Trump. Here’s what they said about immigration, the economy and his ‘bull in a china shop’ style.
Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will officially accept their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. A scholar of the presidency shares memorable moments from previous events.
While many voters embrace Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some Republicans are using her identity as fodder for attacks.
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and other presidents showed that getting limited information as president can have some benefits – but also risks.
Under normal circumstances, Trump’s criminal record and other aspects of his life, including financial history, would disqualify him from getting access to classified information.
Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor, Political Science Department, College of the Holy Cross
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
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Chercheur en science politique - CEVIPOF, Sciences Po
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Professeur émérite juriste et américaniste, spécialiste des États-Unis, questions politiques, sociales et juridiques (Cour suprême), Université Paris Nanterre
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
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Directeur de recherches (CNRS) au Cevipof, Sciences Po
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Professor, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona
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Knight Research Fellow of Communication and Civic Renewal, University of Wisconsin-Madison