{"product_id":"9781138231535","title":"Electoral Integrity and Political Regimes Actors, Strategies and Consequences","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Elections, Democracy and Autocracy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eElectoral Integrity and Political Regimes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eActors, Strategies and Consequences\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHolly Ann Garnett | Margarita Zavadskaya\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a normative approach that suggests international norms and standards for elections apply universally, regardless of regime type or cultural context, this book examines the challenges to electoral integrity, the actors involved, and the consequences of electoral malpractice and poor electoral integrity that vary by regime type. It bridges the literature on electoral integrity with that of political regime types. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking specifically at questions of innovation and learning, corruption and organized crime, political efficacy and turnout, the threat of electoral violence and protest, and finally, the possibility of regime change, it seeks to expand the scholarly understanding of electoral integrity and diverse regimes by exploring the \u003ci\u003ediversity of challenges\u003c\/i\u003e to electoral integrity, the \u003ci\u003ediversity of actors\u003c\/i\u003e that are involved and the \u003ci\u003ediversity of consequences\u003c\/i\u003e that can result. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of electoral studies, and more broadly of relevance to comparative politics, international development, political behaviour and democracy, democratization, and autocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolly Ann Garnett is based at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her research confronts the challenge of strengthening electoral integrity around the globe by focusing on the design and practices of election management bodies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargarita Zavadskaya is based at the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, and European University at Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her research considers the political economy of authoritarian regimes and their persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 September 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781138231535\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e164\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547478540428,"sku":"9781138231535","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781138231535","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}