New paper with Erica Frantz of Michigan State has been published from Democratization! The paper investigated how core features of party structures in autocracies affect their party strategies and regime survival. doi.org/10.1080/135103… (1/4)

I've posted some thoughts and facts about election night vote reporting on Election Updates: electionupdates.caltech.edu/2024/10/30/loo…

Check the Baraza this week Friday! In this talk, Kuukuwa puts forward the construction of social class hierarchies as an ironic and unexpected outcome of the post-independence nation-building in Ghana under the nation’s socialist president, Kwame Nkrumah.

The writing was on the wall; growing dissatisfaction with democracy over several rounds of Afrobarometer surveys.

Nadia Brown, Chris Clark, Anna Mahoney, @pcpeay and I have a new piece at Good Authority about trends in Black partisanship and the narratives specifically about Black men & the GOP this election cycle. goodauthority.org/news/black-vot…

Four years after #Jan6th, 66% of Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen while Trump continues to cry fraud. Can we reduce these dangerous beliefs? 🚨Yes! As my new registered report (in principle accepted Journal of Politics @[email protected]) shows... (osf.io/rbcdt). (1/7)

Critically important work from James Fahey University of Memphis Political Science, with implications for Tuesday’s election How can we combat election misinformation? Publicize the sources of misinformation admitting it as falsehood

#USEP24 will be streaming live at 8 a.m. EST. Join us as we welcome keynote speaker Anne Applebaum!

I had a fantastic time National Democratic Institute sharing findings from my book, Electoral Commissions & Democratization in Africa: academic.oup.com/book/58083. Thanks to Bodunrin Adebo and Meagan Moore for organizing. Thanks to all who attended. Gemima Neves Barlow and Richard L Klein it was great reconnecting!!

#CheckItOut: Uni of Birmingham and University of Illinois recently launched a Global South Fellowship to promote research collaboration and partnership development for early career researchers from countries within the Global South. Find out how to apply ⬇️ blogs.illinois.edu/view/6758/7039…

Ahead of 🇬🇭#Ghana’s Dec. 7th general elections, National Democratic Institute is proud to support local partners like CODEO dedicated to strengthening democracy. As citizen observers prepare for deployment, we’re reminded of their critical role in promoting transparency & credible elections.

Chipo Dendere of Wellesley College notes that electoral manipulation, co-option of the opposition, weakening of civil society, democratic structures for de-democratisation and citizen exit-death and migration are domestic factors weakening democracy in Zimbabwe. #Democracy #Governance

It’s real!

"In almost every election held in the region this year under reasonably democratic conditions, the governing party either lost a significant number of seats or lost power completely." -- Nic Cheeseman bbc.com/news/articles/…

📢Meet Dr. Holly Ann Garnett, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations! Her project, “A New Crisis of Confidence: Democratic Backsliding and Electoral Integrity,” addresses vital issues like election management & cybersecurity to protect democracy.

A new blogpost on our recent article in JOP.

📢What is the relationship between democracy, public administration and democratic backsliding? In this new article, I argue that the answer depends on the concept of democracy that is used.... 📖Read free: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… 🌎Special issue page: tobysjames.com/democratic-bac…

The 2025 Global Electoral Integrity Report is now out! This year we focus in on those countries which saw rises and declines in electoral integrity. Read here: static1.squarespace.com/static/58533f3… Join the discussions at our free, online conference next week: electoralintegrityproject.com/ieip2025

🚨 New piece for The Conversation Africa: Why we need to start talking about Zambia 🚨 "I take no pleasure in saying this ... but ..." theconversation.com/zambia-facing-…

New research by Andrew Janusz, @Patrisilva & Andréa Junqueira finds that electing women or Afro-Brazilian mayors doesn’t boost similar candidacies for local office. Representation isn’t enough, systemic barriers still hold aspiring leaders back. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.100…