TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norris,Pippa
TI  - Why electoral integrity matters
SN  - 9781107052802 (hardback)
AV  - JF 1001 N857w 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Elections
KW  - Management
KW  - Corrupt practices
KW  - Election monitoring
KW  - Legitimacy of governments
KW  - Representative government and representation
KW  - Elecciones
KW  - Gestión
KW  - Prácticas Corruptas
KW  - Monitoreo de elecciones
KW  - Legitimidad de los gobiernos
KW  - Gobierno representativo y representación
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Theories why electoral integrity matters; 2. Concepts; 3. Evidence; Part II. The Problem of Flawed Elections: 4. International concern about electoral integrity; 5. Public perceptions of electoral integrity; Part III. The Consequences of Electoral Integrity: 6. For legitimacy; 7. For political behavior; 8. For conflict and security; 9. For regimes; Part IV. Conclusions: 10. Conclusions: strengthening electoral integrity
N2  - "This book is the first in a planned trilogy by Pippa Norris on challenges of electoral integrity to be published by Cambridge University Press. Unfortunately too often elections around the globe are deeply flawed or even fail. Why does this matter? It is widely suspected that such contests will undermine confidence in elected authorities, damage voting turnout, trigger protests, exacerbate conflict, and occasionally lead to regime change. Well-run elections, by themselves, are insufficient for successful transitions to democracy. But flawed, or even failed, contests are thought to wreck fragile progress. Is there good evidence for these claims? Under what circumstances do failed elections undermine legitimacy? With a global perspective, using new sources of data for mass and elite evidence, this book provides fresh insights into these major issues"--
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