Briefly: What Works in Preventing Election Violence with Jonas Claes
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2018-11-05

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In this first episode of the new series, U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Program Officer Jonas Claes discusses new research on what works in preventing election violence. While election violence is common, it is not inevitable. 

Tensions that lead to election violence often rise long before voters head to the polls—during party nominations and the process of voter registration, and throughout the campaign period—so efforts to prevent election violence need to be well targeted and they need to start early.  

Those efforts should focus on high-quality election administration and professional, well-equipped policing to protect candidates, voters, and election materials. These approaches strengthen state institutions and allow more voters to have safer access to polls, Claes explains.

Read the full report: https://www.usip.org/publications/2018/10/what-works-preventing-election-violence 

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