Title:
How to rig an election / Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas.
Author:
Cheeseman, Nicholas, 1979- author.
Klaas, Brian P. (Brian Paul), 1986- author.
Publication Information:
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
JF1083 .C54 2018
Abstract:
In this 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.
ISBN:
9780300204438
Physical Description:
v, 310 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
Contents:
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
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