Elite statecraft and election administration : bending the rules of the game? / Toby S. James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Toby S., 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

Physical Description:

x, 281 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Contents:

Election administration and electoral studies: theories, frameworks and anomalies

Election administration : a tool for political statecraft?

The statecraft approach: bringing political elites back in

"Stopping the vote": election administration in the USA

"Modernising elections": election administration in Britain

"Our silly aul pencils": election administration in Ireland

Agendas, systems and processes: elite strategy and election

Administration in comparative perspective

Conclusions and lessons for theorists and constitutional designers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230308428

0230308422

OCLC:

799251726