The unexpected challenges of a country's first election

Title:
The unexpected challenges of a country's first election
Speaker:
Philippa Neave
Description:

How do you teach an entire country how to vote when no one has done it before? It's a huge challenge facing fledgling democracies around the world -- and one of the biggest problems turns out to be a lack of shared language. After all, if you can't describe something, you probably can't understand it. In this eye-opening talk, election expert Philippa Neave shares her experiences from the front lines of democracy -- and her solution to this unique language gap.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
10:51
Format: HTML5
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Original