Monitoring democracy [ when international election observation works, and why it often fails
In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the practice without uniform standards, are assessment...
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The rise of a new norm
- 3. The shadow market
- 4. What influences monitors' assessments?
- 5. Do politicians change tactics to evade criticism?
- 6. International monitors as reinforcement
- 7. Are monitored elections better?
- 8. Long-term effects