Electoral Violence in the Western Balkans - From Voting to Fighting and Back

Since the end of the Cold War there have been a number of cases where the democratization process has been turbulent, or even violent. Addressing electoral violence, its evolution and impact in the Western Balkans, this book explores the violent dynamics of electoral competition.

List of contents

Foreword
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 – From Violence to Electoral Violence
Chapter 3 – Contexts of Electoral Violence
Chapter 4 – Patterns of Electoral Violence
Chapter 5 – Recipes for Electoral Violence in the Western Balkans
Chapter 6 – Conclusion

About the author

Dr Michal Mochtak is a Research Fellow at the International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University. His research interests cover hybrid regimes, electoral violence and conflicts. He published his papers in Terrorism and Political Violence, Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Democracy and Security or World Political Science. He is one of the co-authors of the publications Challenges to Democracies in East Central Europe (London, New York: Routledge 2016) and Demokratizace a lidská práva. Středoevropské pohledy (Brno - Praha: MUNI Press – SLON 2013 and Krakow – Brno: Osrodek Mysli Politycznej – Uniwersytet Masaryka 2016). He regularly lectures on transformation processes and political violence in Central and Eastern Europe. See more www.mochtak.com.

Summary

Since the end of the Cold War there have been a number of cases where the democratization process has been turbulent, or even violent. Addressing electoral violence, its evolution and impact in the Western Balkans, this book explores the violent dynamics of electoral competition.

Product details

• Authors: Michal Mochtak, Michal (Masaryk University Mochtak
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2017
• EAN: 9780415788366
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78836-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Southeast European Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, International Relations, Religion & politics, Revolutionary groups & movements, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Religion and Politics, Elections & referenda, Demonstrations & protest movements, Revolutionary groups and movements, Elections and referenda / suffrage