We examine elections and popular mobilization across the world, and their broader effects on society, political stability and democracy. In particular, members of CEDAR examine how campaigning explains election outcomes, and the consequences of digital technology for electoral manipulation.
Publications
Nic Cheeseman. 2022. Is multi-party democracy the best form of governance in African countries?, In William Moseley and Kefa Otiso (eds), Debating African Issues Conversations Under the Palaver Tree, Routledge.
David Cutts and Tim Haughton, 2021. Winning Votes and Influencing People: Campaigning in Central and Eastern Europe East European Politics, 37 (2), pp. 239-266
Tim Haughton. 2021. Ruling Divisions: the Politics of Brexit, Perspectives on Politics, 19 (4), pp. 1258-1263
Desatova, Petra. and Saowanee Alexander. 2021. Electoral Commissions and Non-Democratic Outcomes: Thailand’s Contentious 2019 Election, Politics, online first.
Tim Haughton, Marek Rybar and Kevin Deegan-Krause. 2021. Leading the Way, But Also Following the Trend: The Slovak National Party, Politics and Governance, 4 (9).
Nic Cheeseman, Justin Willis and Gabrielle Lynch. 2021. The history of elections in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda: What Can We Learn From These “National Exercises”?, Journal of African Elections 20, 2.
Nic Cheeseman, Justin Willis and Gabrielle Lynch. 2020. The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Tim Haughton and Kevin Deegan-Krause. 2020. The New Party Challenge: Changing Patterns of Party Birth and Death in Central Europe and Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Nic Cheeseman. 2019. The Oxford Dictionary of African Politics, Oxford University Press