Elections in Hard Times
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Elections in Hard Times
Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century
Flores, Thomas Edward (George Mason University, Virginia); Nooruddin, Irfan (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
Cambridge University Press
09/2016
294
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Inglês
9781107132139
15 a 20 dias
Why are 'free and fair' elections often followed by democratic backsliding? This book answers this question by showing why even clean elections fail in countries with little democratic history or fiscal resources, and a history of violent conflict. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers and students.
Part I. From Elections to Democracy: Theory and Evidence: 1. Introduction; 2. Why have elections failed to deliver? An answer; 3. The third wave(s) and the electoral boom; Part II. Challenges Facing Elections in Developing Countries: 4. The ephemeral power of contingent legitimacy; 5. Experience matters: democratic stock and elections; 6. Starved states: fiscal space and elections; 7. Violent votes: conflict and elections; Part III. Democracy Promotion for the Twenty-First Century: 8. Democracy promotion for the twenty-first century; 9. Conclusions; Appendices.
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Why are 'free and fair' elections often followed by democratic backsliding? This book answers this question by showing why even clean elections fail in countries with little democratic history or fiscal resources, and a history of violent conflict. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers and students.
Part I. From Elections to Democracy: Theory and Evidence: 1. Introduction; 2. Why have elections failed to deliver? An answer; 3. The third wave(s) and the electoral boom; Part II. Challenges Facing Elections in Developing Countries: 4. The ephemeral power of contingent legitimacy; 5. Experience matters: democratic stock and elections; 6. Starved states: fiscal space and elections; 7. Violent votes: conflict and elections; Part III. Democracy Promotion for the Twenty-First Century: 8. Democracy promotion for the twenty-first century; 9. Conclusions; Appendices.
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