Competitive Elections in Authoritarian States : Weak States, Strong Elites, and Fractional Societies in Central Asia and Beyond

Competitive Elections in Authoritarian States : Weak States, Strong Elites, and Fractional Societies in Central Asia and Beyond

Why do some authoritarian states have competitive elections? This study shows that whenever there is a balance of power between candidates, competitiveness will ensue. Electoral fraud is often widespread in autocratic states, but if no single candidate or party is in a position to monopolize elector...

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Main Author: M. Sjöberg, Fredrik
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen 2011
Subjects:
electoral competitiveness
authoritarianism
parliamentary elections
candidates
Kyrgyzstan
clan
ethnicity
clientelism
political parties
market reform
privatization
Political science
Statsvetenskap
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-156150
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-506-2226-3

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-506-2226-3

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