Crunching numbers and spotting trends for safer elections

September 2, 2016

Data from a global study could help to make elections safer, fairer and more transparent. Professor Sarah Birch shares her insights on the findings to date and translating research into action....
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Women in Niger declare candidacy in local elections

July 20, 2016

When citizens in Niger head to the polls in 2017, they will find something new on their ballots—the names of several female candidates. Empowered through trainings, these women are claiming an active role in the political process....
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Unprecedented database of electoral violence could result in safer elections

February 10, 2016

Groundbreaking research analyzing more than two decades of electoral violence will generate insights that could lead to safer elections—as well as surprises about perpetrators of malfeasance....
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