Elections in dangerous places  democracy and the paradoxes of peacebuilding / 
edited by David Gillies. 
 - Montréal [Que. :  McGill-Queen's University Press,  (c)2011. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec :  Canadian Electronic Library,  (c)2012). 
 - 1 online resource (xxxv, 305 pages) :  illustrations, map, digital file. 
<br/><br/> Co-published by: North-South Institute. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Electoral democracy and the paradoxes of peacebuilding /  Understanding elections in conflict situations /  Elections and the future of Afghanistan /  Iraq's conflicted transition to democracy : analyzing elections in a violent society /  Democracy in Africa : rumours of its demise have been greatly exaggerated /  Elections, governance, and secession in Sudan /  Election-related conflict resolution mechanisms : the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo /  Dying to win : elections, political violence, and institutional decay in Kenya /  Lessons learned and forgotten : the international community and electoral conflict management in Kenya /  Merging conflict management with electoral practice : the IFES experience /  Preventing and mitigating election-related conflict and violence : the role of electoral justice /  Electoral dispute resolution : a personal perspective /  Is democracy promotion "globaloney" or a categorical imperative? /  Ongoing dilemmas of democratization : Canada and Afghanistan /  Conclusion : An ounce of prevention : preliminary implications for policy and practice /  David Gillies --  Benjamin Reilly --  Francesc Vendrell --  Marc A. Lemieux --  Christian R. Hennemeyer --  Khalid Mustafa Medani --  Eugenia Zorbas and Vincent Tohbi --  Susanne D. Mueller --  Stephen Brown --  Lisa Kammerud --  Sara Staino --  Johann Kriegler --  Thomas S. Axworthy --  Gerald J. Schmitz --  David Gilles and Gerald J. Schmitz. 
<br/><br/> Shows how flawed elections can act as democracy in reverse and diminish political legitimacy and stable governance. By looking at various forms of political turmoil, the book provides valuable lessons and practical advice on how to better mitigate conflict and violence before, during, and after highly charged elections. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773585744 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections.<br/>Political violence.<br/>Conflict management.<br/>Democracy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC328  / .E443 2011