{"product_id":"defending-democratic-norms-international-actors-and-the-politics-of-electoral-misconduct-9780199991297","title":"Defending Democratic Norms: International Actors and the Politics of Electoral Misconduct","description":"Although nearly every country in the world today holds multiparty elections, these contests are often blatantly unfair. For governments, electoral misconduct is a tempting but also a risky practice, because it represents a violation of Although nearly every country in the world today holds\u003cbr\u003emultiparty elections, these contests are often blatantly unfair. For governments, electoral misconduct is a tempting but also a risky practice, because it represents a violation of international standards for free and fair elections. In \u003cem\u003eDefending Democratic Norms\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniela Donno examines how\u003cbr\u003einternational actors respond to these norm violations. Which governments are punished for manipulating elections? Does international norm enforcement make a difference? Donno shows that although enforcement is selective and relatively rare, when international actors do employ tools of\u003cbr\u003econditionality, diplomacy, mediation and shaming in response to electoral misconduct, they can have transformative effects on both the quality and outcome of elections. Specifically, enforcement works by empowering the domestic opposition and increasing the government's incentives to reform\u003cbr\u003einstitutions of electoral management and oversight. These effects depend, however, on the presence of a viable opposition movement, as well as on the strength and credibility of the enforcement effort itself. The book shows that regional international organizations possess unique sources of leverage\u003cbr\u003eand legitimacy that make them the most consistently effective norm defenders, even compared to more materially powerful actors like the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on an original dataset from almost 700 elections and incorporating case studies from the Dominican Republic, Serbia, Armenia, Kenya and Cambodia, \u003cem\u003eDefending Democratic Norms\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold new theory of international norm enforcement that demonstrates the importance of active international\u003cbr\u003eintervention in domestic politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniela Donno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199991297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniela Donno is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937687945331,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b350e47e-017e-4d1b-856e-0eaca4cf6305.jpg?v=1647995759","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/defending-democratic-norms-international-actors-and-the-politics-of-electoral-misconduct-9780199991297","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}