Nic Cheeseman

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

Articles by Nic Cheeseman

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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November 13, 2020, 4:53 AM

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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November 3, 2020, 4:28 AM

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

June 14, 2020, 8:40 AM

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

April 28, 2020, 4:01 AM

A man and his family walk past closed vegetable stalls.

The Coronavirus Could Topple Governments Around the World

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March 31, 2020, 3:39 PM

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