Publication
2010
Until 1962, there were no recorded cases of international election observation in sovereign states. Today, election monitoring is widely referred to as an international norm, and it is rare for a developing country to hold an election without inviting international observers. Upwards of 80 percent of elections held outside of consolidated democracies are now internationally monitored, but puzzlingly, many leaders invite foreign observers and orchestrate electoral fraud in front of them.
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Author | Susan Hyde |
Series | Leitner Program Working Papers |
Issue | 6 |
Publisher | Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy |
Copyright | © 2010 Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy |