Assessing the Quality of Elections
Many malpractices generate flawed elections which fail to meet international standards of electoral integrity, including issues such as fraud, malpractice, vote-rigging, ballot-stuffing, and voter sup
Research
Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party?
Book abstract: How do individual Africans view competitive elections? How do they behave at election time?
Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence from the Tea Party Movement
Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences?
Does the World Agree About Standards of Electoral Integrity? Evidence for the Diffusion of Global Norms
Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about standards of electoral integrity?
The New Research Agenda Studying Electoral Integrity
A rapidly-growing research agenda shared by scholars and applied policy analysts is beginning to explore three questions: when do elections meet standards of electoral integrity?
Political Science Research Offers Better Democracy
This week, I was one of 12 Americans to receive a National Humanities Medal, based in part on research I began more than 40 years ago on civil society and democracy.
Celebrate our Commitment to Liberty
Professor Burns reflects on recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with voting rights and same-sex marriage.
How Social Science Research Can Improve Teaching
We marshal discoveries about human behavior and learning from social science research and show how these can be used to improve teaching and learning.
Politics 2.0: The Multifaceted Effect of Broadband Internet on Political Participation
We investigate the impact of the diffusion of high-speed Internet on different forms of political participation, using data from Italy.
Religion, Networks, and Neighborliness: The Impact of Religious Social Networks on Civic Engagement
A substantial literature has found that religiosity is positively related to individuals’ civic engagement and informal helping behavior.
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