Time to start a research agenda on electoral integrity within political organizations
F. Ramón Villaplana, Gabriela Borz, Jasmin Fitzpatrick, Marco Lisi, Oscar Barberà, David Duenas-Cid, John Ishiyama, Yusuf Abubakar Wara, Régis Dandoy · 2026
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Description
Villaplana, Borz, and co-authors issue an open letter calling for study of fair votes inside political groups. Their 2026 letter grants that national election integrity has grown into a rich field. Yet the inner votes of parties, unions, civic groups, and youth bodies sit outside its gaze. Those bodies form a middle layer of democracy, picking leaders and lifting voices.
Inner contests draw frequent malpractice claims, the letter warns, and rules guarding them are wholly thin. Fast digital shifts add fresh holes to plug. The authors call on scholars, funders, and policymakers to build a cross-field agenda on inner electoral integrity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | F. Ramón Villaplana, Gabriela Borz, Jasmin Fitzpatrick, Marco Lisi, Oscar Barberà, David Duenas-Cid, John Ishiyama, Yusuf Abubakar Wara, Régis Dandoy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |