Comparative electoral management performance, networks, and instruments / Toby S. James.
| Author/creator | James, Toby S., 1979- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in elections, democracy, and autocracy |
| Contents | Foundations -- Why Electoral Management Matters -- A Realist Sociological Approach -- Evaluating Electoral Management Performance -- Existing Concepts and Evidence -- The PROSeS Framework -- Part III: Governance Networks -- Electoral Management Governance Networks -- UK Electoral Management Governance Networks -- Comparative Electoral Management Governance Networks -- International Electoral Management Governance Networks -- Instruments -- Voter Registration Reform -- Centralisation -- Human Resource Practices -- Resources and Austerity -- Looking Forward. |
| Abstract | "This book offers the first comparative monograph on the management of elections. The book defines electoral management as a new, inter-disciplinary area and advances a realist sociological approach to study it. A series of new, original frameworks are introduced, including the PROSeS framework which can be used by academics and practitioners around the world to evaluate electoral management quality. A networked governance approach is also introduced to understand the full range of collaborative actors involved in delivering elections, including civil society and the international community. Finally, the book evaluates some of the policy instruments used to improve the integrity of elections, including voter registration reform, training and the funding of elections. Extensive mixed methods are used throughout including thematic analysis of interviews, ethnography, comparative historical analysis; and, cross-national and national surveys of electoral officials. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners interested and involved in electoral integrity and elections, and more broadly to comparative politics, public administration, international relations and democracy studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: James, Toby S., 1979- Comparative electoral management Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9781138682412 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019027850 |
| ISBN | 9781315545172 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |