LEADER 03424oam 22005172 450 001 9910350194603321 005 20191209011505.0 010 $a1-134-82098-4 010 $a1-134-82091-7 010 $a1-315-54517-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000009826934 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5975272 035 $a(OCoLC)1114271523 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1114271523 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781315545172 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009826934 100 $a20190701d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aComparative electoral management $eperformance, networks, and instruments /$fToby S. James 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (337 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in elections, democracy, and autocracy 311 $a1-138-68241-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFoundations -- Why Electoral Management Matters -- A Realist Sociological Approach -- Evaluating Electoral Management Performance -- Existing Concepts and Evidence -- The PROSeS Framework -- Part III: Governance Networks -- Electoral Management Governance Networks -- UK Electoral Management Governance Networks -- Comparative Electoral Management Governance Networks -- International Electoral Management Governance Networks -- Instruments -- Voter Registration Reform -- Centralisation -- Human Resource Practices -- Resources and Austerity -- Looking Forward. 330 $a"This book offers the first comparative monograph on the management of elections. The book defines electoral management as a new, inter-disciplinary area and advances a realist sociological approach to study it. A series of new, original frameworks are introduced, including the PROSeS framework which can be used by academics and practitioners around the world to evaluate electoral management quality. A networked governance approach is also introduced to understand the full range of collaborative actors involved in delivering elections, including civil society and the international community. Finally, the book evaluates some of the policy instruments used to improve the integrity of elections, including voter registration reform, training and the funding of elections. Extensive mixed methods are used throughout including thematic analysis of interviews, ethnography, comparative historical analysis; and, cross-national and national surveys of electoral officials. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners interested and involved in electoral integrity and elections, and more broadly to comparative politics, public administration, international relations and democracy studies"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in elections, democracy and autocracy. 606 $aElection monitoring 606 $aElections$xCorrupt practices 606 $aElections$xManagement 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElection monitoring. 615 0$aElections$xCorrupt practices. 615 0$aElections$xManagement. 676 $a324.6 700 $aJames$b Toby S.$f1979-$01242467 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910350194603321 996 $aComparative electoral management$92882104 997 $aUNINA