Joseph Sherlock is an assistant professor/lecturer at King's College London - The School for Government. Click here to read his CV. 

Abstract: 
Democracy is at a crossroads. While billions around the world participate in elections, trust in the process is dwindling. Fuelled by misinformation, political polarization is running riot. The stress on those who run our elections is leading to a precarious workforce, and all while AI threatens to turn everything on its head. This piece explores innovative ways in which behavioural science can improve democracy – focusing on practical and innovative solutions to restore faith in and improve the efficacy of the electoral process. Ultimately, however, if democracy is to be ‘saved’, it will be done so through evidence-based election administration, by incremental experimentation, and scaling what works.