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Six reasons Britain’s impending voter ID law is a bad idea

December 13, 2022January 16, 2023 by Editor

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Toby James, University of East Anglia Under new government rules, voters across Great Britain will be required to show photographic identification before being given their ballot paper at many elections. (Northern Ireland already requires voters to provide photographic ID.) But not everyone thinks this is a good idea. Two cross-party…

Qatar 2022: the world’s most autocratic World Cup venue?

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by Pierre Bocquillon

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Football fans face a moral quandary. Do they avidly follow the World Cup? Or boycott and stay away? The FIFA World Cup is one of the most anticipated sporting events in the world. But it is also being held in a country where serious concerns have been raised about human…

How does the quality of US elections compare globally?

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 by Pierre Bocquillon

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Here’s a mini-Vlog lecture briefing by UEA Prof Toby James ahead of the 2022 November mid-terms. Key points: There is a long history of problems with US elections dating back to the foundation of the Republic.The US is middle ranking when compared internationally – and 16th amongst the Americas.Electoral Integrity…

Mercury Prize 2022: what rapper Little Simz’ win says about the UK independent music scene

October 20, 2022January 26, 2023 by Editor

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John Street Emeritus Professor of Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia Speaking after she won the 2022 Mercury Music Prize, Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, aka Little Simz, was clearly honoured to be given the award. It wasn’t about the money (£25,000), or at least it wasn’t…

Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?

October 12, 2022January 26, 2023 by Editor

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Sophie A. Day Senior Research Associate in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Robert James Nicholls Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of East Anglia A record storm surge in 1953 devastated much of eastern England’s coast, prompting prolific investment in concrete sea walls, wooden groynes and other engineered structures designed…

Legendary politics Professor John Street reflects on over 40 years of teaching politics at UEA

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 by Pierre Bocquillon

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Our good colleague and legendary politics Professor John Street will be retiring later this month after a career spanning over four decades at UEA. For UEA's latest Politics at the Edge podcast, John sits with Clare Precey, Alan Finlayson and Pierre Bocquillon, to reflect on 42 years of teaching politics,…

Elections: a global ranking rates US weakest among liberal democracies

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 by Editor

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Elections: a global ranking rates US weakest among liberal democracies A disappointing slide for the US after an election blighted by disinformation. Aaron Burson/Unsplash Toby James, University of East Anglia and Holly Ann Garnett, Royal Military College of Canada Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our…

Who runs elections and how can they be improved? Independence, resources and workforce conditions are essential for electoral integrity

June 6, 2019June 11, 2019 by Editor

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In new research published about how elections are run around the world, Toby S. James, Leontine Loeber, Holly Ann Garnett and Carolien van Hamfind that organisational independence matters for well-run elections, and that election management could be improved with more resources, improved working conditions for election employees – and a better gender balance in…

The Potential of Community Participation in Politics

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by Editor

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UEA students Samuel Woolford and Arthur Buttimore look at how political participation could be rejuvenated. As a part of the Future Leaders Project, we were given the opportunity to take part in and event organised by Model Westminster at City Hall in London. The event focused on aspects of Youth…

What on earth is going on with Brexit?

April 23, 2019April 7, 2020 by Editor

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Listen to the next installment in the Politics at the Edge Series. A panel of the University of East Anglia's politics experts try to answer that question - and work out what the Brexit crisis means for our country and our politics. With Clare Precey, Prof Alan Finlayson, Prof Hussein Kassim and Dr Pierre Bocquillon.…

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