{"product_id":"how-to-rig-an-election-9780300246650","title":"How to Rig an Election","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control  Contrary to what is commonly believed  authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative book  Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization  and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves. Based on their firsthand experiences as election watchers and their hundreds of interviews with presidents  prime ministers  diplomats  election officials  and conspirators  Cheeseman and Klaas document instances of election rigging from Argentina to Zimbabwe  including notable examples from Brazil  India  Nigeria  Russia  and the United Statestouching on the 2016 election. This eye-opening study offers a sobering overview of corrupted professional politics  while providing fertile intellectual ground for the development of new solutions for protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646916550709,"sku":"ByrdShop_030024665X","price":33.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300246650.jpg?v=1781681643","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/how-to-rig-an-election-9780300246650","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}