1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796923603321

Autore

Cheeseman Nic

Titolo

How to Rig an Election / / Brian Klaas, Nic Cheeseman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-300-23521-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 310 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

324.6/6

Soggetti

Elections - Corrupt practices

Elections - Corrupt practices - Developing countries

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION. How do you solve a problem like elections? -- Chapter 1. INVISIBLE RIGGING -- Chapter 2. BUYING HEARTS AND MINDS -- Chapter 3. DIVIDE AND RULE -- Chapter 4. HACK THE ELECTION -- Chapter 5. BALLOT-BOX STUFFING -- Chapter 6. POTEMKIN ELECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDICES -- ENDNOTES -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control 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, prime ministers, diplomats, election officials, and conspirators, Cheeseman and Klaas document instances of election rigging from Argentina to Zimbabwe, including notable examples from Brazil, India, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States-touching on the 2016 election. This eye-opening study offers a



sobering overview of corrupted professional politics, while providing fertile intellectual ground for the development of new solutions for protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910980384303321

Autore

Ciampa, Maurizio

Titolo

Italia minima : sogni, emozioni e rabbia di un paese in movimento (1943-2023) / Maurizio Ciampa ; con un inserto fotografico di Carlo Bavagnoli ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Donzelli, 2024

ISBN

978-88-552-2652-3

Descrizione fisica

VII, 231 p., [4] carte di tav. : ill. ; 17 cm

Collana

Saggine ; 399

Disciplina

945.092

Locazione

FLFBC

FSPBC

Collocazione

306.0945

COLLEZ. 1784 (399)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia