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Professor of Politics & Policy, @UEA, Visiting Prof. @LSE Electoral Integrity Project co-Director Policy Studies Editor: @policy-studies.bsky.social Researching and teaching on: democracy, electoral integrity, political science. https://tobysjames.com .. more

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Toby Samuel James, is a professor of political science and public policy at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. James is known for his work on the fairness and integrity of elections, but also on political leadership and the policy process. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Policy Studies. .. more

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jul 1

📢New!

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:
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🌎Special issue page:
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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · 5d

Available here:

www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · 5d

New contributing authors include: Victoria Honeyman, Anand Menon, Alan Wager Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines-Crines, Timothy Heppell, Ben Worthy, Mark Bennister, Anthony Seldon, Peter Dorey and Patrick Diamond.

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · 5d

The books also include an interview with Boris Johnston himself with some candid reflections on his own time as leader.....

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · 5d

The books now include new chapters on Jeremy Corbyn, Kier Starmer, 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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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Out now!

Second editions of the British Labour Leaders and British Conservative Leaders books

Edited alongside Charles Clarke, @timbale.bsky.social and Patrick Diamond for @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 17d

🔍What is the value of poll-worker voice in the delivery of elections?

✨⬇️New research on the blog from @tobysjames.bsky.social and Alistair Clark! Thank you both!

policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/09/24/t...

The value of poll-worker voice in the delivery of elections

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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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Sep 5

New! Just out in Democratization

@HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Open access and free to read...

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Sep 4

A great honour to be invited!

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Electoral Integrity Project @electoralintegrity.bsky.social · Aug 27

💡 Introducing...

The Oxford Handbook on Electoral Integrity

Edited by Holly Ann Garnett and @tobysjames.bsky.social

Chapters are now being published online ahead of the print version out next year....

📖 electoralintegrityproject.com/oxford-handb...

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great work from you guys too!

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jul 21

Oops. *Europe 😂

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jul 18

Why automatic voter registration is good news for UK democracy….

theconversation.com/automatic-vo...

Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections

As part of a raft of new measures, people will no longer need to register themselves to vote.

theconversation.com

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · Jul 17

In case you’re interested, here’s the report by @tobysjames.bsky.social and myself on Automatic Voter Registration - something that the government has now said it’s working towards. www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jul 17

Automatic voter registration is coming to the UK...

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Here's why this is great news for democracy...

www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Electoral Integrity Project @electoralintegrity.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌍 Upcoming Round Table!

"Model Commitments for Advancing Genuine and Credible Elections"

📅 Thu, July 10 — 11:00 AM EDT / 15:00 UTC

🔗 Register to attend: electoralintegrityproject.com/ieip2025

#iEIP2025 #Elections #Democracy

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Electoral Integrity Project @electoralintegrity.bsky.social · Jul 9

Introducing... The World of Electoral Integrity!

We have a new data visualisation tool to allow the quality of elections to be tracked around the world

www.electoralintegrityproject.com/the-world-of...

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Reposted by David M. Farrell, Toby S. James

Electoral Integrity Project @electoralintegrity.bsky.social · Jul 3

The 2025 Global Electoral Integrity Report is now out!

This year we focus in on those countries which saw rises and declines in electoral integrity.

Read here: static1.squarespace.com/static/58533...

Join the discussions at our free conference next week: electoralintegrityproject.com/ieip2025

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jun 19

Read more about the journal and do consider submitting:

www.tandfonline.com/journals/cpo...

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jun 19

🎉Delighted to announce that @policy-studies.bsky.social is now listed for Political Science in the Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

Not only that, it is straight in as a Q1 journal.

Thank you to all the authors, reviewers and editorial board who have contributed to making this possible!

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jun 18

The author's accepted version is available here: tobysjames.com/wp-content/u...

Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jun 18

📣 New in Policy and Politics

Poll workers provide an essential role in a democracy - working on the 'coalface' to issue ballot papers and interact with the voter.

What if we listened directly to their experience, when devising electoral policy?

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Jun 9

2024 may have been the 'year of elections' but was it the year for electoral integrity?

There is a new Electoral Integrity Project-IDEA report out today, calling for urgent electoral integrity reforms worldwide to strengthen democracy:

www.idea.int/publications...

🗳️Please spread the word!

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · May 8

Last week we launched a new report in Parliament on the UK electoral franchise.

The report estimated that there are 4.4 million resident adults in the UK who are unenfranchised at Parliamentary elections – and 1.2 million at local elections.

Find out more: tobysjames.com/2025/05/08/w...

What if everyone could vote?

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Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Australian election (in London) #overseasvoting

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Policy Studies @policy-studies.bsky.social · Apr 21

Making elections more transparent? Lessons from the implementation of digital imprints at the 2024 UK General Election

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Tammie Visintainer @proftv.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’m so angry & heart broken. My NSF CAREER grant was stolen today; dream project supporting science teachers/students as climate justice action researchers, tackling urban heat. Truly transformative, the culmination of my life’s work, we won’t stop, not in this climate crisis. Gonna fight like hell!

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Adam Berinsky @adamberinsky.bsky.social · Apr 19

Just heard from the VP research that my grant with @dgrand.bsky.social, "Promoting Accurate Information on Social Media" was terminated as well

Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Apr 18

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · Apr 18

NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”

They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.

And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.

www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Apr 8

💥New! Low voter turnout is increasingly a problem in UK elections. Automatic Voter Registration and Assisted Voter Registration could lead to millions more voting, argue
@tobysjames.bsky.social, Paul Bernal and Ellen Berry.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

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