Policy transfer during the covid era

A brief editorial is now available ahead of a themed issue for the start of the new year

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01442872.2023.2153431

We're publishing a (FREE) book on how elections can be delivered during emergency situations such as covid.

Check back in early 2023 (estimated Feb)!

https://www.electoralintegrityproject.com/elections-and-covid19

Do online “best practices” publications from international organisations really promote democracy? Or are they unused resources?

This article uses download data from a major international body and process tracing to show that production of gray literature does provide a useful tool for democracy promotion.

▶️ http://www.taiwandemocracy.org.tw/export/sites/tfd/files/publication/journal/001-026_Toby_S._James.pdf #democracypromotion

👋 Hello Mastodon. I'm an academic working on concepts of democracy, electoral integrity and political equality - and how they interconnect.

I also do a lot of applied policy/academic work on how to improve the quality of elections, from election monitoring to voter registration and beyond around the world.
See: https://www.electoralintegrityproject.com/

I edit Policy Studies (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cpos20).Enquiries welcome!

#electionlaw #humanrights #electoralintegrity #democracy #voting #comparativepolitics

Is the #QatarWorldCup2022 the most undemocratic venue for a men’s World Cup of all time?

No, but it is exceptionally low and isn’t far off Mussolini’s 1934 competition.

A short historical data blog using
VDem data.

https://tobysjames.com/2022/11/18/qatar-2022-the-worlds-most-autocratic-world-cup-venue/