Publication

2009 - Palgrave-Macmillan, New York City, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

59,500 words, Guess

Page Count

238 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC324.609171/7
  • LCCJN6592 .H45 2009
  • LCCJC11-607B65JN6690-66

Description

After the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, hope was high for democracy's introduction to Eastern Europe and Eurasia. By the end of the twentieth century, a handful of the fifteen successor states had become democratic, but most were authoritarian or semi-authoritarian. Elections and Democracy after Communism? assesses the contradictory trajectories of post-communist states, focusing on the evolution of electoral practices. Chapters address the design and consequences of election rules, voter decisions to participate in elections and support specific parties, the use of referendums, election quality, and public responses to allegations of election fraud.

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