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"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...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"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, pri |
| Carrier Form: | v, 310 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300204438 (hardcover) : 0300204434 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | JF1083 |
| CLC: | D034.4 |
| Call Number: | D034.4/C515 |
| Contents: | Introduction : How do you solve a problem like elections? -- Invisible rigging : how to steal an election without getting caught -- Buying hearts and minds : the art of electoral bribery -- Divide and rule : violence as a political strategy -- Hack the election : fake news and the digital frontier -- Ballot-box stuffing : the last resort -- Potemkin elections : how to fool the West -- Conclusion : How to stop election rigging. |