LEADER 03049nam 22004815 450 001 9910796923603321 005 20191022022751.0 010 $a0-300-23521-6 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300235210 035 $a(CKB)4100000005464023 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5555346 035 $a(DE-B1597)536117 035 $a(OCoLC)1033404921 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300235210 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005464023 100 $a20191022d2018 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHow to Rig an Election /$fBrian Klaas, Nic Cheeseman 210 1$aNew Haven, CT : $cYale University Press, $d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (v, 310 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-300-20443-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tINTRODUCTION. How do you solve a problem like elections? -- $tChapter 1. INVISIBLE RIGGING -- $tChapter 2. BUYING HEARTS AND MINDS -- $tChapter 3. DIVIDE AND RULE -- $tChapter 4. HACK THE ELECTION -- $tChapter 5. BALLOT-BOX STUFFING -- $tChapter 6. POTEMKIN ELECTIONS -- $tCONCLUSION -- $tAPPENDICES -- $tENDNOTES -- $tFURTHER READING -- $tACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- $tINDEX 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aElections$xCorrupt practices 606 $aElections$xCorrupt practices$zDeveloping countries 607 $aDeveloping countries$2fast 615 0$aElections$xCorrupt practices. 615 0$aElections$xCorrupt practices 676 $a324.6/6 700 $aCheeseman$b Nic, $01481423 702 $aKlaas$b Brian, 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796923603321 996 $aHow to Rig an Election$93698354 997 $aUNINA