Contentious Elections: From Ballots to Barricades

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe the world has witnessed a rising tide of contentious elections ending in heated partisan debates, court challenges, street protests, and legitimacy challenges. Despite growing concern, until recently little research has studied this phenomenon. To understand contentious elections, this book brings together scholars using a range of fresh evidence. The editors, from the Electoral Integrity Project, develop the theoretical framework and then draw together the main findings in the introduction and conclusions. The book provides insights invaluable for studies in democracy and democratization, comparative politics, international relations, and political behavior.

Author: Pippa Norris
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/02/2015
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781138853027

About the Author

Pippa Norris is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Laureate Research Fellow and Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, and Director of the Electoral Integrity Project.

Richard W. Frank is Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University and senior research fellow (non-resident) at the Electoral Integrity Project.

Ferran Martinez i Coma is a Research Associate in the Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney.