Electoral Strategies Under Authoritarianism - Evidence From the Former Soviet Union

This book explores the factors that explain incumbent and opposition behavior in electoral authoritarian regimes. It focuses on states in the post-Soviet region and finds variation in the types of manipulation, the formation of opposition coalitions as well as election boycotts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Electoral Strategies and Authoritarianism: Introduction and Background

Chapter 2: Theory, Design and Methods

Chapter 3: Explaining Incumbent Instrumental Manipulation

Chapter 4: The Usage of Informational Manipulation

Chapter 5: The Conditions for Opposition Pre-Electoral Coalitions

Chapter 6: The Strategy Behind Electoral Boycotts

Chapter 7: Conclusion and Implications

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Megan Hauser is lecturer at the University of North Georgia.

Zusammenfassung

This book explores the factors that explain incumbent and opposition behavior in electoral authoritarian regimes. It focuses on states in the post-Soviet region and finds variation in the types of manipulation, the formation of opposition coalitions as well as election boycotts.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Megan Hauser
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.05.2023
• EAN: 9781498556736
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5673-6
• Seiten: 232
• Serie: Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Politics
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Elections & referenda, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Elections and referenda / suffrage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet