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How to rig an election / Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas.

Author/creator Cheeseman, Nic, 1979- author.
Other author/creatorKlaas, Brian, 1986- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Copyright Notice ©2018
Descriptionv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
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.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-298) and index.
ISBN9780300204438 hardcover
ISBN0300204434 hardcover

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Joyner General Stacks JF1083 .C54 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold