LEADER 03649nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910462697003321 005 20210114210955.0 010 $a0-19-936113-4 010 $a0-19-999130-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000417366 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25563619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3055440 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000417366 100 $a20130630d2013 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 200 10$aDefending democratic norms$b[electronic resource] /$einternational actors and the politics of electoral misconduct /$fDaniela Donno 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (272 pages) 311 $a0-19-999129-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aElectoral misconduct is widespread, but only some countries are punished by international actors for violating democratic norms. Using an original dataset and country case studies, this book explains variation in international norm enforcement.$bAlthough nearly every country in the world today holds multiparty elections, these contests are often blatantly unfair. For governments, electoral misconduct is a tempting but also a risky practice, because it represents a violation of Although nearly every country in the world today holds multiparty elections, these contests are often blatantly unfair. For governments, electoral misconduct is a tempting but also a risky practice, because it represents a violation of internationalstandards for free and fair elections. In Defending Democratic Norms, Daniela Donno examines how international actors respond to these norm violations. Which governments are punished for manipulating elections? Does international norm enforcement make a difference? Donno shows that althoughenforcement is selective and relatively rare, when international actors do employ tools of conditionality, diplomacy, mediation and shaming in response to electoral misconduct, they can have transformative effects on both the quality and outcome of elections. Specifically, enforcement works by empowering the domestic opposition and increasing the government's incentives to reform institutions of electoral management and oversight. These effects depend, however, on the presence of a viableopposition movement, as well as on the strength and credibility of the enforcement effort itself. The book shows that regional international organizations possess unique sources of leverage and legitimacy that make them the most consistently effective norm defenders, even compared to more materiallypowerful actors like the United States. Drawing on an original dataset from almost 700 elections and incorporating case studies from the Dominican Republic, Serbia, Armenia, Kenya and Cambodia, Defending Democratic Norms is a bold new theory of international norm enforcement that demonstrates the importance of active international intervention in domestic politics. 606 $aElection monitoring 606 $aContested elections 606 $aDemocratization 606 $aComparative government 606 $aPolitics and Government$2ukslc 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 615 0$aElection monitoring. 615 0$aContested elections. 615 0$aDemocratization. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 7$aPolitics and Government. 676 $a324.65 700 $aDonno$b Daniela$0951181 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462697003321 996 $aDefending democratic norms$92150246 997 $aUNINA