Nic Cheeseman

Nic Cheeseman is a professor of democracy at the University of Birmingham and the author of How to Rig an Election.

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Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stands with dozens of people calling for stopping the vote count in Pennsylvania due to unfounded charges of fraud on the steps of the State Capitol on Nov. 5 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stands with dozens of people calling for stopping the vote count in Pennsylvania due to unfounded charges of fraud on the steps of the State Capitol on Nov. 5 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

America’s Democracy Demotion

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Nic Cheeseman
A Democratic Party supporter reacts by giving the finger after Donald Trump's victory is announced on television in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 9, 2016.
A Democratic Party supporter reacts by giving the finger after Donald Trump's victory is announced on television in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 9, 2016.

Don’t Call the Race Too Early

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People wait in line to vote on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
People wait in line to vote on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

To Save Its Democracy, the United States Needs a Dose of Its Own Medicine

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Jeffrey Smith, Nic Cheeseman
A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak.
A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak.

Authoritarians Are Exploiting the Coronavirus. Democracies Must Not Follow Suit.

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Jeffrey Smith, Nic Cheeseman
A man and his family walk past closed vegetable stalls.
A man and his family walk past closed vegetable stalls.

The Coronavirus Could Topple Governments Around the World

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Wallace Mazon holds a sign calling for the abolition of the Iowa caucuses outside the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines on Feb. 4.
Wallace Mazon holds a sign calling for the abolition of the Iowa caucuses outside the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines on Feb. 4.

If Iowa Were in Africa, International Observers Would Be Crying Foul

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How to Steal an Election in Broad Daylight

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Nic Cheeseman, Brian Klaas
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How Election Monitors Are Failing

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Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch, Justin Willis
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The Man Who Overstayed

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