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Zusatztext This is an important text which will quickly become a core point of reference for the field. It makes significant advances in academic scholarship but also has important policy lessons for international organisations concerned about the integrity of elections. Informationen zum Autor Sarah Birch specialises in the comparative study of electoral institutions as well as the role of ethical misconduct in politics. She is a Reader in Politics at the University of Essex. Klappentext Electoral Malpractice shows how this phenomenon might be reduced by means of a variety of strategies designed to raise the cost of electoral manipulation by increasing the ability of civil society and international actors to monitor and denounce it. This is an important text which will quickly become a core point of reference for the field. It makes significant advances in academic scholarship but also has important policy lessons for international organisations concerned about the integrity of elections. Toby S. James, Political Studies Review Vol. 11 Zusammenfassung Electoral Malpractice shows how this phenomenon might be reduced by means of a variety of strategies designed to raise the cost of electoral manipulation by increasing the ability of civil society and international actors to monitor and denounce it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1: Introduction 2: Defining Electoral Integrity and Electoral Malpractice 3: Typologies and Measurements of Electoral Malpractice 4: The Strategic Manipulation of Elections 5: The Manipulation of Electoral Institutions 6: The Manipulation of Vote Choice 7: The Manipulation of Electoral Administration 8: Prospects for Reform 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Data Sources and Variable Construction Appendix II: International Legal Instruments Relating to Electoral Conduct Appendix III: Methodology for the Construction of the Index of Electoral Malpractice References Index ...
