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.

List of contents

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

About the author

By Megan Hauser

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Megan Hauser
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2023
• EAN: 9781498556736
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5673-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; 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