How a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking
democracy Hitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent …

This article discusses how electoral irregularities contributed to democratic backsliding in
Venezuela under chavista rule (1999-2019). It draws from an original database of electoral …

In centralized environments, the results of voting events have always been questionable and
perceived differently by voters. Most existing E-Voting systems are based on centralized …

Today a general mood of pessimism surrounds Western efforts to strengthen elections and
democracy abroad. If elections are often deeply flawed or even broken in many countries …

Assuring election integrity is essential for the legitimacy of elected representative democratic
government. Until recently, other than in-person election observation, there have been few …

On 6 December 2015, against the background of a competitive-authoritarian socialist regime
in severe economic and civic crisis, Venezuela's opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity …

With a majority of 'Yes' votes in the Constitutional Referendum of 2017, Turkey continued its
drift towards an autocracy. By the will of the Turkish people, this referendum transferred …

RESUMEN Aún cuando las elecciones son el corazón de la democracia representativa,
todavía no existe consenso respecto a qué es una buena elección ni tampoco se ha …

Early in the twenty-first century, global politics hit a major milestone. For the first time, the
number of democracies in the world surged past the tally of authoritarian states. As this …

Nowadays, a large number of countries combine formal democratic institutions with
authoritarian practices. Although in these countries the ruling elites may receive …