Higashijima, Masaaki, Loeber, Leontine, Garnett, Holly Ann and James, Toby S. (2025) Challenges of electoral integrity in an era of overlapping crises. Election Law Journal.
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Abstract
Despite rapid advancements in electoral integrity research, our understanding of how and to what extent a confluence of contemporary crises—ranging from the rise of digital electoral manipulation and increasing domestic political polarization to international confrontations between democracy and autocracy, as well as natural hazards such as the COVID-19 pandemic—affects the practices and processes of electoral integrity remains critically underexplored. This special issue thus examines the question: What are the potential impacts of emerging crises on electoral integrity and, consequently, the resilience of democracy? We argue that the current overlapping crises play a crucial role in shaping how political leaders manipulate electoral processes and influence election outcomes. The evolving conditions of electoral processes in response to these crises introduce new challenges for electoral administration, necessitating further scholarly attention.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | electoral integrity,democracy,elections,crises,pandemics,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies |
Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2025 15:30 |
Last Modified: | 07 May 2025 00:12 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99126 |
DOI: | 10.1089/elj.2025.0007 |
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