Democratization by elections : a new mode of transition /

Other Authors: Lindberg, Staffan I.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • The power of elections in Africa revisited / Staffan I. Lindberg
  • The relative powerlessness of elections in Latin America / Jennifer L. McCoy and Jonathan Hartlyn
  • Elections as levers of democratization: a global inquiry / Jan Teorell and Axel Hadenius
  • Post-Cold War political regimes: when do elections matter? / Philip G. Roessler and Marc M. Howard
  • Harbinger of democracy: competitive elections before the end of authoritarianism / Jason Brownlee
  • All elections are not the same: why power-sharing elections strengthen democratization / Pippa Norris
  • Sources of competition under electoral authoritarianism / Andreas Schedler
  • Opposition parties and incumbent presidents: the new dynamics of electoral competition in Africa / Lise Rakner and Nicolas van de Walle
  • Legislative elections in hegemonic authoritarian regimes: competitive clientelism and resistance to democratization / Ellen Lust-Okar
  • Opposition versus dictators: explaining divergent electoral outcomes in post-Communist Europe and Eurasia / Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik
  • Judicial complexity empowering opposition? Critical elections in Armenia and Georgia / Bryon Moraski
  • The contingent power of authoritarian elections / Andreas Schedler
  • A theory of elections as a mode of transition / Staffan I. Lindberg.