The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma : Why Election Monitoring Became an International Norm /

Hyde, Susan D.

The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma : Why Election Monitoring Became an International Norm / Susan D. Hyde. - 1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Signaling democracy and the norm of internationally observed elections -- Sovereign leaders and the decision to invite observers -- Democracy-contingent benefits -- Does election monitoring matter? -- The quality of monitoring and strategic manipulation -- Conclusion : constrained leaders and changing international expectations.

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Why did election monitoring become an international norm? Why do "pseudo-democrats" (undemocratic leaders who present themselves as democratic) invite international observers, even when they are likely to be caught manipulating elections? Is election observation an effective tool of democracy promotion, or is it simply a way to legitimize electoral autocracies? This book uses cross-national data on election observations since 1960 and case studies of Armenia, Indonesia, Haiti, Peru, Togo, and Zimbabwe to explain international election monitoring with a new theory of international norms


In English.

9780801460777


International relations.
Elections--Corrupt practices.
Election monitoring.
Democratization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
Political structures: democracy.
Political structure and processes.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
international relations.
Relations internationales.
Democratisation.
Corruption electorale.
Élections--Observation.
International relations.
Democratization.
Elections--Corrupt practices.
Election monitoring.


Electronic books.

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