In light of the US Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, International Week will refrain from hosting live events in order to allow students, faculty, staff, and our Pittsburgh community the freedom and time needed to exercise their right to vote.
The International Week Committee has carefully curated a list of resources below which explore voting and political processes across the world. Intended for both domestic and international students and colleagues, these resources are intended to provide important, informative, and timely perspectives. Please feel free to share these resources with friends, family, and colleagues – not only on November 3rd, but as well all engage in these critical conversations on US and international politics.
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RESOURCES
THE U.S.
How elections work
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- Best Political Podcasts for 2020
- 2020 Election Explained
- U.S. Election 2020: A Really Simple Guide
- How Do The U.S. Presidential Elections Work?
- Presidential Election Process.
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- Don’t Sleep On Your Local Elections | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
- How to Become President of the United States
- U.S. Elections - How do they work?
- How the U.S. Presidential Election Works
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Primaries & Caucuses
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- How a Caucus Works, Explained with Legos
- How We Choose Our President: Primaries and Caucuses
- Primary Elections Explained
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Electoral college
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- What Is the Electoral College?
- The Electoral College Explained
- How Does the Electoral College Work?
- U.S. Election 2020: What is the Electoral College?
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- How Does the Electoral College Work?
- How Does The Electoral College Work, And Is It Fair?
- How does the U.S. electoral college work? | U.S. Elections 2016
- The U.S. Electoral College: how does it work and why does it exist?
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- The Electoral College
- SYSK Selects: How the Electoral College Works
- A Peculiar Way to Pick a President
Improvements for U.S. Elections
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Demographics (Black, Latinx, undecided, youth, etc. vote)
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- How the Black Vote Became a Monolith
- It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Latinx Vote Is Still Being Ignored
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- Don’t Ignore The Asian Vote In 2020 | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
- U.S. election: The biggest myth about the ‘black vote.’
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INTERNATIONAL (separated by continent)
Africa
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- Filming Democracy in Ghana
- How Protest is Redefining Democracy Around the World
- How South Africa’s Proportional Representation Electoral System Works
Asia
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- The Government of Modern Japan: Elections
- I voted in South Korea’s elections. This is what democracy can look like in a pandemic.
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- Selection and election: How China chooses its leaders
- Indian Elections | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
- Indian Election Update | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
Australia/Oceania
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Europe
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- Estonia is the first country to use internet voting in parliamentary elections
- How do European elections work? | CNBC Explains
- How do U.K. elections work? | CNBC Explains
North America (including Central America and the Caribbean)
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- 5 Steps to understanding Canada’s Elections
- Belize Government
- Cuba election: When is it, who is voted in, and what does it mean for Raul Castro and the presidency?
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- Canada’s voting system (and how changing it would affect this election)
- What you should know about Canada’s electoral system
- 2018 Mexican Election Explained
South America
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Non-Specific Location
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