Elections and Democracy after Communism?

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-37047-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

This book uses elections as a vehicle to explain the unanticipated outcomes of post-Soviet politics. It assesses how the behavior of voters, candidates and government officials is influenced by the Soviet legacy and rational calculations of self-interest and is the first to address elections across post-Soviet space.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herron, E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Understanding Elections and Democracy in Post-Soviet Space Elections under Soviet Authoritarianism Electoral System Design and Re-Design Consequences of Electoral System Choice Citizens and the Incentives to Vote Political Party Evolution Referendums as Direct Democracy Administrative Architecture of Elections Assessing Election Quality Election Fraud and Public Protest Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

ERIK HERRON is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Kansas, USA.