#PolltoPoll2024 : A year of elections around the world.

This year over 50 countries are holding significant elections. King's SSPP explore the geopolitical implications we will experience as 1.5 billion people prepare to go to the polls. ⬇️

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What could the election of Taiwan’s new president mean for the region & rest of the world?
Prof Rex Li (Lau China Institute, King's College London) explores what has led to the strained relationship between Taiwan & China in an article for King's SSPP's #PolltoPoll2024 expert series.⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/the-global-sig…

Lau China Institute, King's College London King's SSPP Could Taylor Swift encourage voter turnout in the European Parliament elections?

Dr Georgios Samaras (@gzsamaras) explains why some people seem to think so and how the idea stems from concerns over the rise of the far-right in Europe. ⬇

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The Pakistan elections highlighted the impact of economic precarity on electoral politics & social media's role in mobilising new constituencies.

Prof Humeira Iqtidar KCL Department of Political Economy says these are two trends to look out for in global elections this year.
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AI is both pervasive and ubiquitous, one of its most striking features is its potential to influence people’s thoughts, behaviours & their votes.

Prof Elena Simperl & Resham Kotecha explore how AI could shape or harm democracies in the year of elections. ⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/2024-will-be-t…

The first round of Slovakia's presidential elections begin on Sat 🗳️

Dr Barbara Piotrowska (@bpiotrowska.bsky.social) warns how victory for the current front-runner could weaken democratic checks & balances & put Slovakia on a collision course with the European Commission.

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Barbara Piotrowska (@bpiotrowska.bsky.social) European Commission Peter Pellegrini has been elected as President of Slovakia in this year's elections.

We revisit Dr Barbara Piotrowska (@bpiotrowska.bsky.social)'s article on how this victory could weaken democratic checks and balances and put Slovakia on a collision course with the European Commission.⬇️

kcl.ac.uk/slovakia-at-a-…

South Africans continue to get by, innovate and prosper despite a collapsing infrastructure. Professor Sue Onslow and Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut weigh in on what’s in store as the nation heads to a crucial vote next month. ⬇️
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In the latest World: We Got This podcast Dr Georgios Samaras (Georgios Samaras), explores the rise in popularity of the far-right across Europe & how this is changing the political landscape across the continent. ⬇️

kcl.ac.uk/news/the-far-r…

King's SSPP

As voting begins in the world's largest election, Jaffrelot Christophe King's India Institute explores how India has changed dramatically over the past 10 years through the political strategies of the current PM Narendra Modi which he says were forged in Gujarat.

Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=dWXSQB…