Professor Toby James
@TobySJames
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@tobysjames.bsky.social 🔸 Prof of Politics & Policy @Politics_UEA🔸Democracy, elections, policy🔸Co-Director @ElectIntegrity🔸Eds @PolicyStudiesTF🔸(he/him)
Norwich, UK
Joined June 2009
📢What is the relationship between democracy, public administration and democratic backsliding? In this new article, I argue that the answer depends on the concept of democracy that is used.... 📖Read free: https://t.co/pszhT4ZCWf 🌎Special issue page: https://t.co/YCEbRLuwpZ
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Out now! Merit and impartiality in public administration: the effect of democratic backsliding through participation and contestation by David Ibañez and Ricardo A. Bello-Gómez (Rutgers University, USA) https://t.co/0WZww7Pj6x Special issue: https://t.co/zPKksvENVB
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Read 'Electoral Integrity Research Methodology here: https://t.co/LU3Th1IUI4 And look out for more chapters in the Handbook! The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity | Oxford Academic
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AbstractA variety of competing research traditions has historically been undertaken to study elections and electoral integrity. The chapter argues that a b
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I profile three rival (but sometimes overlapping) approaches: behaviouralism, historiography and critical sociology. I argue that: - approach taken can lead to very different types of study. - recognition of the different pathways would greatly benefit research and policy
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How do different scholars do research on electoral integrity? How should they? Prior to making a decision about the choice of methods (e.g. surveys, interviews…) there is a decisions about *methodology* New chapter in the OUP Handbook: https://t.co/P72hC0tCtf
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Universal suffrage is often said to be a defining feature of democracy, but is not the reality for many elections around the world. In this new piece, we map the arguments for enfranchising all residents and the number of unenfranchised adults in the UK. https://t.co/2Pj43tR8hc
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EIP’s 2026 Fellowship Program Applications are now open! For more information on the fellowships and application process, please visit: https://t.co/hUKqyLv8IF
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If you are thinking about a PhD on electoral integrity for 2026, UEA does have some funding opportunities available. Do get in touch if you are interested! https://t.co/UNyzNyofEh
uea.ac.uk
University of East Anglia
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Democracy and democratic rights are never out of fashion. A significant recognition of the importance of democracy around the world.... #NobelPeacePrize
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to
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A new British Labour Leaders book is out now too! British Labour Leaders | Biteback Publishing https://t.co/2wodHiqkeR
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There is also an original, never before read, interview with Boris Johnston himself with some candid reflections on his own time as leader. And all of the original interviews with Michael Howard and William Hague. https://t.co/M6gD1iRp5L
#Boris #ToryConference
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The books now include new chapters on Theresa May, Boris Johnston and Rishi Sunak. We also have new chapters on Brexit and political leadership, updated conceptual frameworks and leadership league tables.
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Out now! The second edition of British Conservative Leaders with @BitebackPub
https://t.co/M6gD1iRp5L Edited with Charles Clarke, Tim Bale and Patrick Diamond #ConservativePartyConference #ToryConference
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The first invited talk at #EvoteID25: @TobySJames “What is Electoral Integrity? Conceptualising Election Quality in an Age of Complexity” A fantastic way to open the floor for discussions in Nancy! #EVoting #DigitalDemocracy #CyberSecurity
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Where does #Starmer stand in the hall of history with previous Labour leaders? A second edition of British Labour Leaders is out today, edited with Charles Clarke Fresh chapters, frameworks and leadership league tables… https://t.co/2wodHiqkeR
#labourpartyconference2025
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🔍What is the value of poll-worker voice in the delivery of elections? ✨⬇️New research on the blog from @TobySJames and @ClarkAlistairJ! Thank you both! https://t.co/cwUD37aoe2
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by Toby S. James and Alistair Clark In their recent article published in Policy & Politics, Toby S. James and Alistair Clark explore how the perspectives of poll workers can inform and improve …
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Narratives of democratic backsliding: media coverage of illiberal administrative policies https://t.co/H1RQ5ow6kv by Luis David Ramirez Benitez, University of Illinois Chicago Special issue on Public Administration and Democratic Backsliding: https://t.co/zPKksvFlL9
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From people’s champion to power consolidator: examining Jokowi’s role in Indonesia’s democratic backsliding by Martin Petlach and Veronika Říčanová https://t.co/5ZNIm9Cugg Special issue on Public Administration and Democratic Backsliding: https://t.co/zPKksvFlL9
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🚨 New in @PolicyStudiesTF! Using a survey experiment with 557 Brazilian federal attorneys, we causally show that bureaucrats are willing to shirk or sabotage illiberal projects — acting as key guardians of democracy. 🔗 https://t.co/NjutmHFTz5
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Eroded decisiveness in public administration? The political use of law and legal knowledge amid democratic backsliding in Poland by Sonia Horonziak and Marcin Kaim, Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw, Poland; Scientific Centre in Vienna, Austria https://t.co/bssViFZzQm
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Stock market reaction to the French snap legislative election Whelsy Boungou, Daniel Taylor and Eunice Yaa Cudjoe https://t.co/uGtRme2w3n
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