TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cheeseman,Nic
AU  - Klaas,Brian P.
TI  - How to rig an election
SN  - 9780300204438
AV  - JF1083 .C54 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New Haven : 
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Elections
KW  - Corrupt practices
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Modern
KW  - 21st Century
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Political science
KW  - Political Ideologies
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Political Process
KW  - Campaigns & Elections
KW  - fast
KW  - Nonfiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-300) and index; Introduction : How do you solve a problem like elections? -- Invisible rigging : how to steal an election without getting caught -- Buying hearts and minds : the art of electoral bribery -- Divide and rule : violence as a political strategy -- Hack the election : fake news and the digital frontier -- Ballot-box stuffing : the last resort -- Potemkin elections : how to fool the West -- Conclusion : How to stop election rigging
N2  - "Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative book, Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization, and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves. Based on their firsthand experiences as election watchers and their hundreds of interviews with presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, election officials, and conspirators, Cheeseman and Klaas document instances of election rigging from Argentina to Zimbabwe, including notable examples from Brazil, India, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States--touching on the 2016 election. This eye-opening study offers a sobering overview of corrupted professional politics, while providing fertile intellectual ground for the development of new solutions for protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion"--Publisher's website
ER  -