Toby S. James
@tobysjames.bsky.social
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
Electoral Integrity Project co-Director
Policy Studies Editor: @policy-studies.bsky.social
Researching and teaching on: democracy, electoral integrity, political science.
https://tobysjames.com
The State of Political Leadership in Britain
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November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The State of Political Leadership in Britain
Join us for this tomorrow!
Free and open to all, online and in person.
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Join us for this tomorrow!
Free and open to all, online and in person.
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d662e...
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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
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...
📖 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...
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
💡 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...
📖 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/...
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/...
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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/...
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/...
The books also include an interview with Boris Johnston himself with some candid reflections on his own time as leader.....
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The books also include an interview with Boris Johnston himself with some candid reflections on his own time as leader.....
📣 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
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
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📣 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
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
New! Just out in Democratization
@HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access and free to read...
@HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access and free to read...
September 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New! Just out in Democratization
@HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access and free to read...
@HollyAnnGarnett and I on electoral integrity resilience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access and free to read...
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...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Here's why this is great news for democracy...
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Here's why this is great news for democracy...
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📢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:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌎Special issue page:
tobysjames.com/democratic-b...
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:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌎Special issue page:
tobysjames.com/democratic-b...
July 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢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:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌎Special issue page:
tobysjames.com/democratic-b...
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:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌎Special issue page:
tobysjames.com/democratic-b...
📣 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...
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...
June 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
📣 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...
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...
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!
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!
June 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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!
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!
The Australian election (in London) #overseasvoting
April 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Australian election (in London) #overseasvoting
Coming soon with @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social...
British Labour Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Conservative Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Labour Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Conservative Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
April 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Coming soon with @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social...
British Labour Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Conservative Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Labour Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
British Conservative Leaders: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
A great two days in a different classroom environment ⚽️
April 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A great two days in a different classroom environment ⚽️
And that’s a wrap!
Thank you from the EIP team to the paper givers, discussants, audience members who contributed to the Electoral Reform conference this week. And to our partners Westminster Foundation for Democracy!
🔖 for more updates here: www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Thank you from the EIP team to the paper givers, discussants, audience members who contributed to the Electoral Reform conference this week. And to our partners Westminster Foundation for Democracy!
🔖 for more updates here: www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
March 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And that’s a wrap!
Thank you from the EIP team to the paper givers, discussants, audience members who contributed to the Electoral Reform conference this week. And to our partners Westminster Foundation for Democracy!
🔖 for more updates here: www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Thank you from the EIP team to the paper givers, discussants, audience members who contributed to the Electoral Reform conference this week. And to our partners Westminster Foundation for Democracy!
🔖 for more updates here: www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Principles for Democratic Electoral Reform
Comments welcome! Join this conversations this week...
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Comments welcome! Join this conversations this week...
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
March 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Principles for Democratic Electoral Reform
Comments welcome! Join this conversations this week...
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Comments welcome! Join this conversations this week...
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Trump nearly as unpopular as Putin in Britain, France, Spain and Italy according to YouGov data
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
March 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump nearly as unpopular as Putin in Britain, France, Spain and Italy according to YouGov data
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Many civil services are under attack from would-be autocrats
Policy Studies has a rolling special issue on Democratic Backsliding Public Administration
Read the latest piece on how organizational routines can be a source of resistance against policy dismantling
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy Studies has a rolling special issue on Democratic Backsliding Public Administration
Read the latest piece on how organizational routines can be a source of resistance against policy dismantling
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Many civil services are under attack from would-be autocrats
Policy Studies has a rolling special issue on Democratic Backsliding Public Administration
Read the latest piece on how organizational routines can be a source of resistance against policy dismantling
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy Studies has a rolling special issue on Democratic Backsliding Public Administration
Read the latest piece on how organizational routines can be a source of resistance against policy dismantling
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The UK government is committed to improving voter registration...
In this new report funded by the JRRT, @paulbernal.bsky.social Bernal and I set out how this can be done with a move to automatic/direct registration....
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
In this new report funded by the JRRT, @paulbernal.bsky.social Bernal and I set out how this can be done with a move to automatic/direct registration....
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
March 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK government is committed to improving voter registration...
In this new report funded by the JRRT, @paulbernal.bsky.social Bernal and I set out how this can be done with a move to automatic/direct registration....
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
In this new report funded by the JRRT, @paulbernal.bsky.social Bernal and I set out how this can be done with a move to automatic/direct registration....
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Register now!
Electoral Reform: Democratic principles and global practice
Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025
Organised by the Electoral Integrity Project and Westminster Foundation for Democracy
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Free and online
Electoral Reform: Democratic principles and global practice
Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025
Organised by the Electoral Integrity Project and Westminster Foundation for Democracy
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Free and online
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Register now!
Electoral Reform: Democratic principles and global practice
Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025
Organised by the Electoral Integrity Project and Westminster Foundation for Democracy
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Free and online
Electoral Reform: Democratic principles and global practice
Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025
Organised by the Electoral Integrity Project and Westminster Foundation for Democracy
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
Free and online
Hamburg Parliament elections: high commitment to local democracy, but transparency of political funding could be improved.
The press statement from the Council of Europe mission is now available.
www.coe.int/en/web/congr...
The press statement from the Council of Europe mission is now available.
www.coe.int/en/web/congr...
March 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hamburg Parliament elections: high commitment to local democracy, but transparency of political funding could be improved.
The press statement from the Council of Europe mission is now available.
www.coe.int/en/web/congr...
The press statement from the Council of Europe mission is now available.
www.coe.int/en/web/congr...
Election time is not over in Germany…
I am with the Council of Europe Congress monitoring the 2 March state election in Hamburg #Congress
I am with the Council of Europe Congress monitoring the 2 March state election in Hamburg #Congress
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Election time is not over in Germany…
I am with the Council of Europe Congress monitoring the 2 March state election in Hamburg #Congress
I am with the Council of Europe Congress monitoring the 2 March state election in Hamburg #Congress
Sad to see more foreign aid cuts announced, this time by the UK government to 0.3%.
Foreign aid makes for a safer world and is much cheaper than war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Foreign aid makes for a safer world and is much cheaper than war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sad to see more foreign aid cuts announced, this time by the UK government to 0.3%.
Foreign aid makes for a safer world and is much cheaper than war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Foreign aid makes for a safer world and is much cheaper than war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
The problem is that this rests the thin concept of democracy used.
For an alterative view:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Undoubtedly the US will be downgraded substantially, but there are many components to democracy
For an alterative view:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Undoubtedly the US will be downgraded substantially, but there are many components to democracy
February 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The problem is that this rests the thin concept of democracy used.
For an alterative view:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Undoubtedly the US will be downgraded substantially, but there are many components to democracy
For an alterative view:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Undoubtedly the US will be downgraded substantially, but there are many components to democracy