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How to rig an election / Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas

Cheeseman, Nic, 1979- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Klaas, Brian, 1986- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018] [© 2018]

v, 310 Seiten : Diagramme

Englisch

Tabellen, Literaturhinweise Seite 255-298, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 299-300, Register

Erscheint auch als: How to rig an election / Cheeseman, Nic (Online-Ausgabe)

978-0-300-20443-8 (Hardcover : USD 26.00)

9780300204438

OCoLC: 1038071092     

OCoLC: 1032624430 (aus SWB)     

LB 49000  | MD 3550      Ähnliche Literatur

FIV Notation: RQ: Weltweit ; SF04.01: Staat / Politische Partizipation / Wahlen

Basisklassifikation: 89.57 (Politische Beteiligung) ; 15.87 (USA) <Geschichte> ; 89.61 (Politische Parteien)

*Internationale Politik ; Wahlfälschung      Zum Register

GND-Schlagwörter: Erde ; Abstimmung ; Wahl ; Wahldelikt ; Autoritarismus ; Herrschaftssystem ; Strategie ; Politik ; Beispiel

FIV-Themen: Global ; Wahl/Abstimmung ; Wahlfälschungen/Wahlbetrug ; Autoritäre Herrschaft ; Politische Strategie ; Beispielhafte Fälle

FIV-Aspekte: Täuschungsmanöver ; Vorschlag/Initiative

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.