Electoral Authoritarianism: The Dynamics of Unfree Competition

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2006

Electoral Authoritarianism

The Dynamics of Unfree Competition

Edited by: Andreas Schedler

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685857479

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About this book

Presents cutting-edge, empirical research on the internal dynamics of electoral authoritarian regimes.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Andreas Schedler Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. The Logic of Electoral Authoritarianism Andreas Schedler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. Methodological Challenges
2. Drawing Boundaries: How to Craft Intermediate Regime Categories Gerardo L. Munck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3. Observer Paradoxes: How to Assess Electoral Manipulation Jonathan Hartlyn and Jennifer McCoy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Part 2. Regime and Opposition Dynamics
4. Elite Ruptures: When Do Ruling Parties Split? Joy Langston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
5. Tipping Games: When Do Opposition Parties Coalesce? Nicolas van de Walle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Part 3. The Electoral Battlefield
6. Manipulative Skills: How Do Rulers Control the Electoral Arena? William Case William Case Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7. After Defeat: When Do Rulers Steal Elections? Mark R. Thompson and Philipp Kuntz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
8. Armed Arbiters: When Does the Military Step into the Electoral Arena? John F. Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
9. Tragic Protest: Why Do Opposition Parties Boycott Elections? Staffan I. Lindberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Part 4. Shifting Power Relations
10. Authoritarian Failure: How Does State Weakness Strengthen Electoral Competition? Lucan A. Way Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
11. Creative Constitutions: How Do Parliamentary Powers Shape the Electoral Arena? M. Steven Fish Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
12. Linkage and Leverage: How Do International Factors Change Domestic Balances of Power? Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Part 5. Conclusion
13. Beyond Electoral Authoritarianism: The Spectrum of Nondemocratic Regimes Richard Snyder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 267

eBook

Published: May 1, 2006
ISBN: 9781685857479