international election observers

International Election Monitoring in Fiji

posted on December 15, 2020 by S K

Williams College Tagged With: democratic norms, elections, fiji, international election observers

In examining the Multinational Observer Group (MOG), an organization that certified Fiji’s 2014 and 2018 elections as “free and fair,” it is apparent that while international election monitoring …

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American Exceptionalism or An Eroding Election?: Destructive Voting Procedures in the United States

posted on October 20, 2020 by Lauren Lynch

Williams College Tagged With: election commission, election security, elections, free and fair elections, international election observers, voter disenfranchisement, Voter Identification

During a Virtual Roundtable on Voting and Electoral Manipulation that occurred on Friday, September 25th, democratic erosion experts pointed to the unfortunate fact that voters in the United States …

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‘Stabilitocracy’ over Democracy in Serbia by Rachel Pomerantz @ University of Pennsylvania

posted on March 18, 2018 by Pomerantz Rachel

University of Pennsylvania Tagged With: international election observers, Middle East, municipal elections, one party control, Serbia, Stealth Authoritarianism

In June of 2017, Ana Brnabic became the first female and first openly gay prime minister of Serbia. Coupled with the overtures by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, …

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