na INLIS000000000009625 20221108030827 0010-0520009625 221108 | | eng 978-1-107-13213-9 eng 324.09 324.09 FLO e Flores, Thomas Edward Elections in Hard Times : Building Stronger Democracies in The 21st Century / Thomas Edward Flores Cet. 1 New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016 xix 227 p 23 cm Why are free and fair elections so often followed by democratic backsliding Elections in Hard Times answers this critical question, showing why even clean elections fail to advance democracy when held amidst challenging structural conditions. The book opens with a comprehensive, accessible synthesis of fifty years of research on elections and democratization, a resource for experts, policymakers, and students. It then develops a new theory of why elections fail in countries with little democratic history or fiscal resources, and a history of violent conflict. In a series of five empirical chapters, the book leverages an eclectic mix of cross-national data, short case studies and surveys of voters to support this theory. Cross Cultural Studies Elections Irfan Nooruddin 26503/MKRI-P/XII-2018 26503/MKRI-P/XII-2018