Toby S. James
@tobysjames.bsky.social
Professor of Politics & Policy, @UEA Electoral Integrity Project co-Director Policy Studies Editor: @policy-studies.bsky.social Researching and teaching on: democracy, electoral integrity, political science. https://tobysjames.com
Out now! Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration The new special issue of Policy Studies brings scholars from around the world together to make rich contributions examining how democracy and public are linked - and facing threats. www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpos20/4...
ICYMI Call for papers…. tobysjames.com/journal-spec...
The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities
Football (‘soccer’) is the world’s largest sport. World cups mark major international mega events, which can trigger economic development, and have wider cultural and political co…
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Call for papers: The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities With @policy-studies.bsky.social tobysjames.com/journal-spec...
The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities
Football (‘soccer’) is the world’s largest sport. World cups mark major international mega events, which can trigger economic development, and have wider cultural and political co…
tobysjames.com
UEFA's take on FIFA's #Balogun decision: 'When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake.... 'We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision.' www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
UEFA statement on the Balogun case
Statement on decision related to Folarin Balogun
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Harry Kane's voice was much better suited to Live Forever than Wonderwall at the end of game
OUT NOW! What is Electoral Integrity? Conceptualising Election Quality in an Age of Complexity, with Cambridge University Press And it is FREE to download until 14 July 2026 www.cambridge.org/core/element... Holly Ann Garnett and I redefine electoral integrity around human empowerment..
What is Electoral Integrity?
Cambridge Core - American Studies - What is Electoral Integrity?
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Call for papers: The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities With @policy-studies.bsky.social tobysjames.com/journal-spec...
The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities
Football (‘soccer’) is the world’s largest sport. World cups mark major international mega events, which can trigger economic development, and have wider cultural and political co…
tobysjames.com
What if unenfranchised adults could vote? If all UK residents could vote, 257 seats could have had a different outcome at the 2024 general election. By @tobysjames.bsky.social and Jamie Underwood politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/what-if...
What if Unenfranchised Adults Could Vote? The Case for Residence-Based Voting in the UK
If all UK residents could vote, 257 seats could have had a different outcome at the 2024 general election.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
Policy Studies is looking to appoint two Associate Editors! We are looking to appoint Associate Editors for: * Economics and/or * Public Administration Scholars in the Global South are especially encouraged to apply. Find out more here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
The Representation of the People Bill is working it's way through Parliament. Here are some ways in which it can be amended to further strengthen democracy: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
How the Representation of the People Bill can be amended to strengthen democracy | LSE British Politics
The Government's new Representation of the People Bill is set to transform the way the UK votes, including a move towards automatic voter registration.
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Changes are coming to UK elections.... theconversation.com/voting-in-su...
Voting in supermarkets, bank cards as ID and £500,000 fines for breaking the rules – how British elections could be about to change
Measures which will modernise elections to enable young people to vote more easily are included in the bill.
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Call for papers! The call for our forthcoming summer conference is now, in collaboration with the Carter Center This year we are teaming up with the journal Politics As ever, it is free and runs across multiple time zones Deadline: March 31 www.electoralintegrityproject.com/2026-virtual...
Happy Holidays to the 14,240 readers who have downloaded our book “Australia’s Evolving Democracy” or any chapter during its first year of publication. Many thanks from all our authors - we are hugely grateful! It’s open access, and always will be. press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
By which benchmarks should we assess political leaders? How are Starmer, Badenoch and Farage performing, and why? Watch our expert book launch from this week! lnkd.in/eAjMwpja Academics and teachers - do consider adding it to your course syllabuses!
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The @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social via @tobysjames.bsky.social kindly recorded this event. I gave Kemi Badenoch a grade D. But then I hadn't heard her supposedly brilliant Budget response. So should that have been a D+ or a C-?
The State of Political Leadership in Britain
YouTube video by UEA Public Events and Engagement
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Finally got round to a deep reading of @tobysjames.bsky.social and Charles Clarke’s interview with Boris Johnson (done in Feb 2025). It’s well worth it. This passage in particular stuck out. Don’t agree that doing something different would have saved BJ’s skin but a refreshingly honest admission.
The State of Political Leadership in Britain Join us for this tomorrow! Free and open to all, online and in person. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d662e...
The Canadian Parliament is considering whether the system used for overseas voting is sufficient for Canadian democracy. I drew from UK-based studies to give evidence about whether proxy voting may help. And learnt a lot about the value of overseas constituencies... tobysjames.com/2025/11/21/o...
Overseas voting in Canada
The Canadian House of Commons is examining how overseas voting works in Canadian elections. At present, special ballots can be issued to electors overseas. However, there are concerns inside Canada…
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The State of Political Leadership in Britain Roundtable with Charles Clarke, Tim Bale, Emmanuelle Avril and Patrick Diamond Tuesday 25th November 1pm-2.30pm The registration link is: forms.office.com/e/dnX1qZ4pVR. We will send a join link 24 hours before the event
💡 How do different scholars do research on electoral integrity? How should they? 📖 In this new chapter for the Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity, I profile three rival approaches Recognition of different pathways would greatly benefit research and policy academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Universal suffrage is often said to be a defining feature of democracy, but not the reality for many elections around the world. In this new piece, we map the arguments for enfranchising all residents and the number of unenfranchised adults in the UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📣 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
🔍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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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 doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New! Just out in Democratization @HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Open access and free to read...
💡 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...
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.
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