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Format: 1 online resource (336 pages) : , illustrations.

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ISBN: 9781400842520

Content: In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the practice without uniform standards, are assessments reliable? When politicians nonetheless cheat and monitors must return to countries even after two decades of engagement, what is accomplished? Monitoring Democracy argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. By analyzing the evolving interaction between domestic and international politics, Judith Kelley refutes prevailing arguments that international efforts cannot curb government behavior and that democratization is entirely a domestic process. Yet, she also shows that democracy promotion efforts are deficient and that outside actors often have no power and sometimes even do harm. Analyzing original data on over 600 monitoring missions and 1,300 elections, Kelley grounds her investigation in solid historical context as well as studies of long-term developments over several elections in fifteen countries. She pinpoints the weaknesses of international election monitoring and looks at how practitioners and policymakers might help to improve them.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Tables -- , Preface -- , Abbreviations -- , Chapter 1. Introduction -- , Chapter 2. Th e Rise of a New Norm -- , Chapter 3. The Shadow Market -- , Chapter 4. What Influences Monitors’ Assessments? -- , Chapter 5. Do Politicians Change Tactics to Evade Criticism? -- , Chapter 6. International Monitors as Reinforcement -- , Chapter 7. Are Monitored Elections Better? -- , Chapter 8. Long- Term Effects -- , Conclusion: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- , Appendix A: Data Description -- , Appendix B: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 3 -- , Appendix C: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 4 -- , Appendix D: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 7 / , Appendix E: Case Summaries / , Notes -- , References -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781400842520

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URL: https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.1515/9781400842520

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Format: 1 online resource (329 pages)

ISBN: 9781400842520

Content: In recent decades, governments and NGOs--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the practice without uniform standards, are assessments reliable? When politicians nonetheless cheat and monitors must return to countries even after two decades of engagement, what is accomplished? Monitoring Democracy argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. By analyzing the evolving interaction between domestic and international politics, Judith Kelley refutes prevailing arguments that international efforts cannot curb government behavior and that democratization is entirely a domestic process. Yet, she also shows that democracy promotion efforts are deficient and that outside actors often have no power and sometimes even do harm. Analyzing original data on over 600 monitoring missions and 1,300 elections, Kelley grounds her investigation in solid historical context as well as studies of long-term developments over several elections in fifteen countries. She pinpoints the weaknesses of international election monitoring and looks at how practitioners and policymakers might help to improve them.

Content: Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- PART I -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- Two Questions -- Methods of Analysis -- CHAPTER 2: The Rise of a New Norm -- The Changing Normative Environment -- Contestation -- Increased Supply and Demand -- The Popularization of Monitoring -- Monitoring Today: Organizational Variation -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3: The Shadow Market -- Disagreements about Contested Elections -- Who Invites Whom? -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 4: What Influences Monitors' Assessments? -- Analyzing Summary Monitor Assessments -- Five Types of Bias -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 5: Do Politicians Change Tactics to Evade Criticism? -- What Constitutes Evidence of a Monitor-Induced Shift? -- What Are the Safer Forms of Cheating? -- Data: The Varieties of Irregularities -- The Record -- Discussion -- PART II -- CHAPTER 6: International Monitors as Reinforcement -- Altering Incentives to Cheat -- Altering Domestic Conditions -- If It Works, When Should It Work? -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7: Are Monitored Elections Better? -- Measures of Election Quality -- An Overview of the Record -- Statistical Analysis -- Discussion -- CHAPTER 8: Long-Term Effects -- Selection of Countries and Method of Analysis -- Do International Monitors Improve Elections Over Time? -- When Do Countries Follow the Recommendations of International Monitors? -- Discussion -- CONCLUSION: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- Do Monitors Assess Elections Accurately and Objectively? -- Do Monitors Improve the Quality of Elections? -- Closing Thoughts -- Appendix A: Data Description -- Two Datasets -- Variables -- Appendix B: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 3 -- Appendix C: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 4 -- Dependent Variable -- Analysis -- Appendix D: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 7 with Mark Buntaine.

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Content: This volume argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. By analyzing the evolving interaction between domestic and international politics, Kelley refutes prevailing arguments that international efforts cannot curb government behaviour.

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Format: 1 online resource (359 p.)

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ISBN: 1-280-49446-8 , 9786613589699 , 1-4008-4252-2

Content: In recent decades, governments and NGO's--in an effort to promote democracy, freedom, fairness, and stability throughout the world--have organized teams of observers to monitor elections in a variety of countries. But when more organizations join the practice without uniform standards, are assessments reliable? When politicians nonetheless cheat and monitors must return to countries even after two decades of engagement, what is accomplished? Monitoring Democracy argues that the practice of international election monitoring is broken, but still worth fixing. By analyzing the evolving interaction between domestic and international politics, Judith Kelley refutes prevailing arguments that international efforts cannot curb government behavior and that democratization is entirely a domestic process. Yet, she also shows that democracy promotion efforts are deficient and that outside actors often have no power and sometimes even do harm. Analyzing original data on over 600 monitoring missions and 1,300 elections, Kelley grounds her investigation in solid historical context as well as studies of long-term developments over several elections in fifteen countries. She pinpoints the weaknesses of international election monitoring and looks at how practitioners and policymakers might help to improve them.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Tables -- , Preface -- , Abbreviations -- , Part I -- , Chapter 1. Introduction -- , Chapter 2. The Rise of a New Norm -- , Chapter 3. The Shadow Market -- , Chapter 4. What Influences Monitors' Assessments? -- , Chapter 5. Do Politicians Change Tactics to Evade Criticism? -- , Part II -- , Chapter 6. International Monitors as Reinforcement -- , Chapter 7. Are Monitored Elections Better? -- , Chapter 8. Long- Term Effects -- , Conclusion: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- , Appendix A: Data Description -- , Appendix B: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 3 -- , Appendix C: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 4 -- , Appendix D: Statistical Supplement to Chapter 7 / , Appendix E: Case Summaries / , Notes -- , References -- , Index , Issued also in print. , English

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DOI: 10.1515/9781400842520