Electoral Integrity and Political Regimes by Holly Ann Garnet... - 9781138231535

Taylor & Francis

Electoral Integrity and Political RegimesActors, Strategies and Consequences\nAuthor(s): Holly Ann Garnett, Margarita Zavadskaya\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138231535, 978-1138231535\nSynopsis\nFollowing a normative approach that suggests international norms and standards for elections apply universally, regardless of regime type or cultural context, this book examines the challenges to electoral integrity, the actors involved, and the consequences of electoral malpractice and poor electoral integrity that vary by regime type. It bridges the literature on electoral integrity with that of political regime types. \n\nLooking specifically at questions of innovation and learning, corruption and organized crime, political efficacy and turnout, the threat of electoral violence and protest, and finally, the possibility of regime change, it seeks to expand the scholarly understanding of electoral integrity and diver.