Why are \'free and fair\' Elections so often followed by democratic backsliding? Elections in Hard Times answers this critical question, showing why even clean Elections fail to advance democracy when held amidst challenging structural conditions.
This book will attract academic experts on democratization and elections, students and policymakers..
It closes with a careful examination of popular strategies of democracy promotion, evaluating steps designed to support elections.
In a series of five empirical chapters, the book leverages an eclectic mix of cross-national data, short case studies and surveys of voters to support this theory.
It then develops a new theory of why Elections fail in countries with little democratic history or fiscal resources, and a history of violent conflict.
The book opens with a comprehensive, accessible synthesis of fifty years of research on Elections and democratization, a resource for experts, policymakers, and students.
Why are \'free and fair\' Elections so often followed by democratic backsliding? Elections in Hard Times answers this critical question, showing why even clean Elections fail to advance democracy when held amidst challenging structural conditions
