The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma : Why Election Monitoring Became an International Norm /

Why did election monitoring become an international norm? Why do "pseudo-democrats" (undemocratic leaders who present themselves as democratic) invite international observers, even when they are likely to be caught manipulating elections? Is election observation an effective tool of democr...

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Auteur principal: Hyde, Susan D.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
International relations.
Elections > Corrupt practices.
Election monitoring.
Democratization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Political structures: democracy.
Political structure and processes.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
international relations.
Relations internationales.
Democratisation.
Corruption electorale.
Élections > Observation.
Electronic books.
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Table des matières:
  • Signaling democracy and the norm of internationally observed elections
  • Sovereign leaders and the decision to invite observers
  • Democracy-contingent benefits
  • Does election monitoring matter?
  • The quality of monitoring and strategic manipulation
  • Conclusion : constrained leaders and changing international expectations.

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