Routledge Handbook on Elections in the Middle East and North ... - 9781032028842

Routledge Handbook on Elections in the Middle East and North AfricaAuthor(s): Francesco Cavatorta, Valeria Resta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032028842, 978-1032028842\nSynopsis\nThis Handbook analyzes elections in the Middle East and North Africa and seeks to overcome normative assumptions about the linkage between democracy and elections.\n\nStructured around five main themes, contributors provide chapters detailing how their case studies illustrate specific themes within individual country settings. Authors disentangle the various aspects informing elections as a process in the Middle East by taking into account the different contexts where the electoral contest occurs and placing these into a broader comparative context. The findings from this Handbook connect with global electoral developments, empirically demonstrating that there is very little that is exceptional about the Middle East and North Africa.