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The four tests a poll must pass to be taken seriously
News, Nigel Gould-Davies, Published on 31/07/2017
» We all like to know what other people think. Politicians want to find out how popular they are. Non-governmental organisations want to see the impact of their campaigning. Companies want to test new product ideas. And the rest of us want to know the views of our fellow citizens.
Democracy studies in Thailand growing popular
News, Nigel Gould-Davies, Published on 19/09/2016
» Soon after the May 2014 coup I joined the faculty of Mahidol University and was asked to teach a course on "Democracy as a Political System". I wondered at what seemed a poisoned chalice. A colleague told me, only half-joking, to keep a wad of cash for a sudden escape. The subject was not new, but the setting was: how do you teach democracy in a country that has just suspended it?
'Transferable' vote system offers a meaningful model
News, Nigel Gould-Davies, Published on 11/11/2015
» The latest proposal by the Constitutional Drafting Commission has brought the subject of electoral systems into the limelight. What is the CDC proposing and why?