Essay: Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting poverty than armed resistance
In an article first published on The Conversation, NATHAN FRENCH, associate professor of religion at Miami University, look at what polls show about the attitudes of Palestinians in Gaza…
Polls show Australia Indigenous referendum support slipping, likely to fail
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Support for a referendum to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people slipped further, with the landmark proposal set to fail in a national vote roughly three weeks away, two opinion polls showed on Monday. Support for a “Voice to Parliament”, an Indigenous committee to advise parliament on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island […]
Essay: Five elections to watch in 2023 – what’s at stake as millions head to the ballot box around the globe
In a special report, The Conversation asked five experts to provide the lowdown on what is at stake in key national votes in 2023…
Religious leaders urge Kenyans to elect “God-fearing” leaders
Nairobi, Kenya As Kenya heads to the polls on 9th August, religious leaders are calling on Kenyans not to vote for “corrupt” leaders and those with questionable integrity, saying such leaders will collapse the country’s economy. The religious leaders said it was time for Kenyans to elect “God-fearing leaders” in a bid to fight against […]
Essay: Global voter turnout has been in decline since the 1960s – we wanted to find out why
FILIP KOSTELKA and ANDRÉ BLAIS investigate, in an article published on The Conversation, the reasons for declining election turnouts around the world…
Postcards special: US election 1 – A nun spends her Election Day defending the polls in Wisconsin
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the role clergy played at the US polls on Tuesday…
Essay: In the US, the Black Church has been getting ‘souls to the polls’ for more than 60 years
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID D DANIELS III, professor of church history at McCormick Theological Seminary in the US, looks at how Black churches have historically been involved in encouraging congregants to vote…
Essay: In the US election of 2020, “nonexistent” Catholic vote will be crucial – again
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the impact of the ‘Catholic vote’…
ESSAY: US ELECTION – HOW DID THE POLLS GET IT SO WRONG?
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, explores why the polls were so wrong in predicting the outcome of the US election…