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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Eric C. Bjornlund (Democracy International)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780801880506ISBN 10: 0801880505 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 28 December 2004 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"List of Tables Foreword, by Lee H. Hamilton Acknowledgments List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Part I: Democracy Promotion, Elections, and Election Monitoring 1. The Emergence of Election Monitoring Democracy Promotion and Election Monitoring Why Study Election Monitoring and Democracy Promotion? Flaws in Current International Practice Plan of the Book 2. The Expansion of Democracy and Democracy Promotion The Emergence of Democracy Assistance in the United States Beyond the United States 3. Elections and Election Monitoring The Growing Importance of Elections in Democratization and International Relations Types of Elections The Authority of Election Observers Types of Election Monitoring The Extent of Election Monitoring Toward Universal Norms Part II: International Election Monitoring 4. From Nongovernmental to Intergovernmental Organizations: Actors in International Election Monitoring The United Nations and Elections Other Multilateral Organizations U.S. Democracy Organizations 5. Jimmy Carter and the Popularization of InternationalElection Observation The Carter Center Discovers Election Monitoring Panama: A New Potential Unfurled Nicaragua: Carter Invents ""Election Mediation"" Carter's Election Monitoring Comes of Age Zambia: Bringing Election Mediation and Parallel Counts beyond Latin America Guyana: Too Much Focus on PVTs? Institutionalizing Election Monitoring and Democracy Promotion at the Carter Center 6. Toward ""Free and Fair"" Elections? Sources of Evaluation Standards The ""Free and Fair"" Standard Standards in Context Preconditions to Observation Judging Elections 7. The Scope and Methodology of International Election Observation Standards of Conduct for Observers The Scope and Methodology of Observation Finding Facts and Making Assessments: Checklists and Standards of Proof The Coordination of International Election Observers Coordinating International Observers for the 1996 Palestinian Elections Developing More Effective Monitoring 8. Cambodia: Challenges to International Election Observation Elections and Democratization in Cambodia Elections as Panacea Splits within the International Community Preelection Monitoring and Preelection Problems The Interests and Agendas of Observers Postelection Assessments and Preelection Flaws Strains in the Bipartisan American Approach to Cambodian Democracy Postelection Monitoring The 2002 Local Elections: ""Déja Vu All Over Again"" 9. Host-Government Manipulation of Observers: Elections in Zimbabwe Refusing or Manipulating International Observers Restricting Observers to Zimbabwe's Elections in 2000 Observing Zimbabwe's Presidential Election in 2002 Manipulating Observers Part III: Domestic Election Monitoring 10. The Origins of Domestic Election Monitoring: NAMFREL and Its Successors The Invention of Nonpartisan Domestic Election Monitoring in the Philippines Sharing the NAMFREL Idea Domestic Election Monitoring Consolidates Its Role Domestic Monitoring Meets Resistance 11. Domestic Election Monitoring as an End and a Means Activities of EMOs during Elections: Approaches and Issues Coordination between International and Domestic Observers Elections and Election Monitoring as Ends or Means Toward More Effective Support for Nonpartisan Domestic Political Engagement 12. Foreign Support for Domestic Election Monitoring in Indonesia: Missed Opportunities and Unintended Consequences Before the Transition: KIPP and the Precedent for Independent Monitoring in Indonesia Planning for the 1999 Elections: University-Based Monitoring and More The Performance of Principal EMOs Unintended Consequences of Foreign Funding and Advice Ineffective Coordination among International Organizations and Donors Poor Advice from International Organizations and Donors Collaboration between International and Domestic Observers Calibrating International Assessments in Response to Domestic Concerns 13. Verifying the Vote Count: Quick Counts, Parallel Tabulations, and Exit Polls in Macedonia and Indonesia Quick Counts and PVTs Statistically Based and Comprehensive Tabulations Limitations of Exit Polls in Transitional or Postconflict Elections: The Experience of Macedonia Monitoring the Vote Count in Indonesia: Too Much of a Good Thing Choosing Appropriate Tools Part IV: Toward More Meaningful International Election Monitoring 14. Toward More Meaningful International Election Monitoring Improving the Methodologies and Professionalism of International Election Observers Improving International Support for Nonpartisan Domestic Monitoring Toward Best Practices Appendix: Elections and Election Monitoring in Newly Democratic and Semiauthoritarian Countries Notes Index"ReviewsThis book is carefully researched, conscientiously detailed, and well written. The author examines the many dimensions of election monitoring, furnishing a useful historical review of evolving practices and the 'state of the art,' while situating the practice of election monitoring within the more general challenges of democratic change. - Peter M. Lewis, American University Thorough and richly documented... Contains the right mix of facts and statistics... Those interested in election monitoring will find it indispensable. -- Thomas G. Walker Law and Politics Book Review Authoritative study of an important but neglected topic. Future Survey Thorough and richly documented... Contains the right mix of facts and statistics... Those interested in election monitoring will find it indispensable. -- Thomas G. Walker Law and Politics Book Review 2005 Authoritative study of an important but neglected topic. Future Survey 2005 Author InformationEric Bjornlund is a founder and principal of Democracy International, which evaluates and assists democracy and governance programs worldwide. He has also been associate director and Asia director of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. He was a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2000-2001. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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