Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, …
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RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 22 October 2024 English
www.rsis.edu.sg No.086– 22 October 2024 The authors’ views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] …
allow his youngest son to contest in regional elections. Second, the polyglot Prabowo may want to put …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 21 October 2024 English
How Effective is POFMA in Battling Online Falsehoods? By Benjamin Ang and Xue Zhang SYNOPSIS A study conducted in 2023 found that the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act …
AI-enabled disinformation has been a concern in elections held in the UK, India and Indonesia this year … disinformation have been proposed, such as Singapore’s Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) … gitally-manipulated-content-deepfakes-during-elections-tabled-in-parliament https://www.pofmaoffice.gov …
NYU: New York University · 21 October 2024 English
response to elections taking place during emergencies would address the rights of affected voters and candidates. The post Natural Disasters, Terrorist Disruptions and Presidential Elections appeared first …
<p>A bipartisan, synchronized response to elections taking place during emergencies would address the … Disasters, Terrorist Disruptions and Presidential Elections</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.justsecurity …
ECFR: European Council on Foreign Relations · 18 October 2024 English
If Trump wins the US presidency, Republicans will likely adapt techniques refined in Viktor Orban’s Hungary as they return to power – with profound implications…
pressure on civil society in Hungary. Competitive elections persist, but Orban’s control over the media and … influence in the system should it lose parliamentary elections (more on which below). Securing the loyalty of … naturally use their executive authority to tilt elections in their favour in any way they can. To maintain … law, a document which establishes the rules of elections. The government started with an overhaul in 2011 … Further amendments before the 2018 and 2022 general elections also favoured the governing parties. Last-minute …
Governance Institute of Australia · 18 October 2024 English
Report from the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd Vote not required The CEO of the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd, Megan Motto will report to members on the performance of …
in each of the Director and Committee Member elections as it facilitates more efficient decision making …
NYU: New York University · 18 October 2024 English
Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world. The post The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted …
SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 18 October 2024 English
What legal migration pathways exist in the region? Khalea Robertson October 15, 2024 Explainer: Panama's José Raúl Mulino Marks 100 Days in Office What steps has the president taken thus …
ce Infographics Poll Tracker: Uruguay's 2024 Elections https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-ven … org/articles/poll-tracker-uruguays-2024-elections Explainer: Uruguay's 2024 General Elections A presidential race that’s … org/articles/explainer-uruguays-2024-general-elections Americas Quarterly Chile Chile’s Ephemeral October … ys-2024-elections https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-uruguays-2024-general-elections https://www … ch Janaina Maldonado Guerrada Cunha Mid-Term Elections: Brazil’s Far Right Battles for Bolsonaro’s Legacy …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 17 October 2024 English
Editors’ Note The quest for resilient and equitable cities has never been more urgent than in this era marked by rapid technological advancements and increasing urbanisation. ORF’s latest volume in …
argues that limited ULB autonomy, irregular elections to local bodies, and digital exclusion have prevented … participatory governance, have repeatedly neglected ULB elections despite the CAA lending ULBs constitutional status … Election Commission of India to ensure timely elections to the government closest to the people.5 Editors’ …
RAND Corporation · 17 October 2024 English
RAND Europe, with Athena Infonomics and glass.ai, conducted a study that characterised the current landscape of technology use in the sector and explored potential development pathways out to 2030, as …
online disinformation, stop violence, and protect elections.’ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 76(2): 85–90 …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
high rate of turnover of key government staff. Elections in mid-2016 were likely to elevate political … Export Development Project (P147438) Page 15 of 20 elections in June 2016 to discern any changes to government …
