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  • How to Increase Turnout: Youth Participation

    October 6, 2026 · 41 min

    16 and 17 years olds are about to get the vote but only around 30% of under 18’s say they’ve learned about politics in school or college. Is lowering the voting age enough to get young people engaged?    In this episode of How to Increase…

  • Elections Across the World: Kazakhstan Election

    October 5, 2026 · 41 min

    Kazakhstan went to the polls on 23rd August for their first parliamentary election since the constitutional change. The result was a landslide, new party Adilet won more than 71% of the vote on a reported turnout of 74%.   On the surface…

  • Why is the Electoral College still Used?

    September 22, 2026 · 40 min

    Why does the US still choose its president through the Electoral College, a system designed for an 18th-century country of 13 states?   To answer this question, Joshua Paisley is joined by Alexander Keyssar, the Matthew W. Stirling Jr…

  • Elections Across the World: Zambia Special

    September 17, 2026 · 28 min

    Zambia's August election was billed as a test of one of Africa's most stable democracies. It ended with the arrest of the main opposition candidate, accusations of a staged assassination attempt, a vote count suspended over unverified…

  • How to Increase Turnout: Compulsory Voting

    September 1, 2026 · 24 min

    Should voting be compulsory? In this podcast, Joshua Paisley is joined by Shane Singh, Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, to ask whether compulsory voting could be the answer to declining democratic…

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  • The Effects of Social Media on our Elections

    August 25, 2026 · 39 min

    In this episode, Joshua Paisley is joined by Professor of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield, Kate Dommett, to explain how social media has affected UK Elections.    To find out how to…

  • How to Increase Turnout: Internet Voting

    August 18, 2026 · 25 min

    This episode marks the start of a Democracy Volunteers Series where we discuss the radical ideas that countries across the world have implemented to increase turnout and voter participation in elections.    In this episode, with the help…

  • Elections Across the World: July

    August 11, 2026 · 41 min

    In this episode, Joshua Paisley breaks down the elections that shaped our world in July 2026.    With the help of Professor Martin Evans and Dr Dalia Ghanem, Joshua discusses the recent Algerian Election and its turnout crisis.    To find…

  • The Story of Democracy in Ancient Greece

    August 4, 2026 · 45 min

    In this episode, Democracy Volunteers goes back further than any election we've ever observed - 2,500 years, to 5th-century BC Athens, credited as the birthplace of democracy.    Today, Joshua Paisley is joined by Josiah Ober, Professor of…

  • Inside Democracy Volunteers

    July 28, 2026 · 43 min

    What does Democracy Volunteers actually do, and why does it matter? In this episode, host Joshua Paisley sits down with Director John Ault and Deputy Director Harry Busz to uncover the who, what and why of the UK's leading election…

  • Elections Across the World: June

    July 21, 2026 · 32 min

    In this episode, Joshua Paisley breaks down the elections that shaped our world in June 2026. From chaos at the ballot box in South Korea, to the arrival of a new Colombian President. Plus, Joshua is joined by Meri Minasyan, the Monitoring…

  • After Dark: Blackadder's Youngest Prime Minister - Behind the Scenes of Dish and Dishonesty

    May 26, 2026 · 29 min

    Joshua Paisley is joined by Simon Osborne, the actor who played William Pitt the Younger in Blackadder III's opening episode Dish and Dishonesty, for a behind-the-scenes look at one of British sitcom's most beloved political satires. The…

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About the show

The Democracy Volunteers Podcast brings you insightful coverage of elections—past, present, local, national, and international. Our team of experts dives into the stories behind the ballots, speaking with candidates, campaigners, organisers and winners to uncover the narratives you won’t hear anywhere else. Tune in for a deeper look at the elections that shape our world. Our podcast seeks to inform our listeners about the world of elections and election observation. We are nonpartisan, and so is it. We interview behind elections and democracy. Subscribe today or just listen in.