ISBN:
9780300235210
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (vi, 310 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
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Keywords:
Internationale Politik
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Wahlfälschung
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Elections / Corrupt practices / Developing countries
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Elections / Corrupt practices
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
;
Internationale Politik
;
Wahlfälschung
Abstract:
An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative book, Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization, and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves. Based on their firsthand experiences as election watchers and their hundreds of interviews with presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, election officials, and conspirators, Cheeseman and Klaas document instances of election rigging from Argentina to Zimbabwe, including notable examples from Brazil, India, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States—touching on the 2016 election. This eye-opening study offers a sobering overview of corrupted professional politics, while providing fertile intellectual ground for the development of new solutions for protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION. How do you solve a problem like elections? -- Chapter 1. INVISIBLE RIGGING -- Chapter 2. BUYING HEARTS AND MINDS -- Chapter 3. DIVIDE AND RULE -- Chapter 4. HACK THE ELECTION -- Chapter 5. BALLOT-BOX STUFFING -- Chapter 6. POTEMKIN ELECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDICES -- ENDNOTES -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX
DOI:
10.12987/9780300235210
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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