Electoral Authoritarianism : : The Dynamics of Unfree Competition / / ed. by Andreas Schedler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Case, William,; Clark, John F.,; Fish, M. Steven,; Hartlyn, Jonathan,; Kuntz, Philipp,; Langston, Joy,; Levitsky, Steven,; Lindberg, Staffan I.,; McCoy, Jennifer,; Munck, Gerardo L.,; Schedler, Andreas,; Snyder, Richard,; Thompson, Mark R.,; Walle, Nicolas van de,; Way, Lucan A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Schedler, Andreas ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (267 p.)

Presents cutting-edge, empirical research on the internal dynamics of electoral authoritarian regimes.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgments
• 1. The Logic of Electoral Authoritarianism
• Part 1. Methodological Challenges
• 2. Drawing Boundaries: How to Craft Intermediate Regime Categories
• 3. Observer Paradoxes: How to Assess Electoral Manipulation
• Part 2. Regime and Opposition Dynamics
• 4. Elite Ruptures: When Do Ruling Parties Split?
• 5. Tipping Games: When Do Opposition Parties Coalesce?
• Part 3. The Electoral Battlefield
• 6. Manipulative Skills: How Do Rulers Control the Electoral Arena? William Case
• 7. After Defeat: When Do Rulers Steal Elections?
• 8. Armed Arbiters: When Does the Military Step into the Electoral Arena?
• 9. Tragic Protest: Why Do Opposition Parties Boycott Elections?
• Part 4. Shifting Power Relations
• 10. Authoritarian Failure: How Does State Weakness Strengthen Electoral Competition?
• 11. Creative Constitutions: How Do Parliamentary Powers Shape the Electoral Arena?
• 12. Linkage and Leverage: How Do International Factors Change Domestic Balances of Power?
• Part 5. Conclusion
• 13. Beyond Electoral Authoritarianism: The Spectrum of Nondemocratic Regimes
• Bibliography
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book