Shows how flawed elections can act as democracy in reverse and diminish political legitimacy and stable governance. By looking at various forms of political turmoil, the book provides valuable lessons and practical advice on how to better mitigate conflict and violence before, during, and after highly charged elections.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 303.6/2
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Co-published by: North-South Institute Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780773585744 9780773539358
- LCCN
- JC328.6
- LCCN Item number
- E54 2011eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxxv, 305 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00229964 (OCoLC)806255211 (CaOOCEL)444024
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Contributors 12
- Introduction: Electoral Democracy and the Paradoxes of Peacebuilding 20
- PART ONE: ELECTIONS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS: AN OVERVIEW 38
- 1 Understanding Elections in Conflict Situations 40
- PART TWO: LESSONS LEARNED FROM COUNTRY SITUATIONS 56
- 2 Elections and the Future of Afghanistan 58
- 3 Iraq’s Conflicted Transition to Democracy: Analyzing Elections in a Violent Society 69
- 4 Democracy in Africa: Rumours of Its Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated 90
- 5 Elections, Governance, and Secession in Sudan 108
- 6 Election-Related Conflict Resolution Mechanisms: The 2006 Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 127
- 7 Dying to Win: Elections, Political Violence, and Institutional Decay in Kenya 142
- 8 Lessons Learned and Forgotten: The International Community and Electoral Conflict Management in Kenya 164
- PART THREE: POLICY AND PRACTICE IN ELECTORAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 182
- 9 Merging Conflict Management with Electoral Practice: The IFES Experience 184
- 10 Preventing and Mitigating Election-Related Conflict and Violence: The Role of Electoral Justice 208
- 11 Electoral Dispute Resolution: A Personal Perspective 227
- PART FOUR: CANADA’S ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY PROMOTION 244
- 12 Is Democracy Promotion “Globaloney” or a Categorical Imperative? 246
- 13 Ongoing Dilemmas of Democratization: Canada and Afghanistan 257
- Conclusion: An Ounce of Prevention: Preliminary Implications for Policy and Practice 283
- Notes 300
