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9780761836766

Every Vote Counts The Role of Elections in Building Democracy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761836766

  • ISBN10:

    0761836764

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-02-23
  • Publisher: UPA

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Summary

Every Vote Counts starts from the premise that free and fair elections are the foundation upon which democracy is built. Given this fact, the study explores the role of foreign electoral assistance in helping to spread democracy around the globe during the past two decades. Among other issues, its authors examine: (1) the challenges of organizing elections in two of the most demanding environments of recent years (Iraq and Afghanistan); (2) the effect of African popular opinion about the quality of elections on citizens' trust in their political institutions; (3) how Ukrainians have chosen legal and electoral means to resolve disputes rather than open conflict; (4) Indonesians' growing understanding of democracy, which has resulted in increased participation; and (5) electoral assistance as a critical component of American public diplomacy and efforts to reach out to the rest of the world.

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. v
List of Tablesp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Acknowledgments & Dedicationp. xi
Introduction: Why Election Assistance?p. 1
What is Entailed in Technical Electoral Assistance?p. 19
The Paradoxes of Elections and Transitions: When is a Nation Ready for Elections?p. 35
What Constitutes a Successful Election? The Case of Afghanistan's National Assembly and Provincial Council Electionsp. 47
How Africans View Electionsp. 63
People Power Before, During, and After Elections: The Indonesian Experiencep. 81
Elections and Political Transition in Iraq: Transparency and Participation as Building Blocks of Public Confidence in Conflictive Electoral Environmentp. 105
Averting Civil Conflicts Through Elections in Ukrainep. 121
By the People, for the People: Democratic Elections as Public Diplomacyp. 141
Conclusionp. 155
Glossaryp. 159
Indexp. 163
About the Contributorsp. 167
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