Resilient elections: How to Strengthen Our Democracies. Elections are at the heart of democracy. Yet the question of their resilience -the ability to overcome threats while effectively preserving and

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Resilient elections: How to Strengthen Our Democracies. Elections are at the heart of democracy. Yet the question of their resilience -the ability to overcome threats while effectively preserving and improving the integrity of the electoral process- is little understood. The project aims to evaluate electoral resilience by investigating how threats affect the three main election dimensions: participation, contestation, and organisation. Undertaking in-depth case studies in Australia, India, Indonesia, and the United States, and large-scale global quantitative analysis, expected outcomes include new theoretical insights into electoral resilience. Working with election stakeholders will enhance benefits, developing feasible measures and strategies to strengthen elections, and therefore democracy.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 4408 - Political Science. Lead: Dr Fernando Martinez Coma