Tag: Carolien Van Ham
Who runs elections and how can they be improved? Independence, resources and workforce conditions are essential for good election management
In new research published today about how elections are run around the world, Toby S. James, Leontine Loeber, Holly Ann Garnett and Carolien van Ham find 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 electoral management bodies.
How seriously should we take the opinions of academics and experts when it comes to complicated issues like electoral integrity?
The result of the 2015 General Election came as a surprise for most people, but particularly those in the academic and polling community. But what is the appropriate role for academics in an electoral setting, particularly when it comes to complicated issues like the integrity of electoral contests. Ferran Martinez i Coma and Carolien Van Ham seek to […]
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