International Election Observation in the Commonwealth Caribbean Race, Aid and Democratization /

• Main Author: Vasciannie, Lisa Ann (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Elections.; Democracy.; Latin America-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; Regionalism.; International organization.; Electoral Politics.; Latin American Politics.; Comparative Politics.; International Organization.

This book examines the practice of international election observation in a Caribbean context. It presents a survey of the Commonwealth Caribbean perspective and a concise case study of Guyana between 1964 and 2015. This research traces the roots of election observation and how this practice became i...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. International Election Observation: Context and Definitions
• 3. The Challenges of Observation: Procedural, Legal and Logistical Issues
• 4. Election Observation in the Caribbean
• 5. Electoral Politics in Guyana
• 6. Election Observation in Guyana: A Case Study of the Commonwealth Caribbean
• 7. Election Observation in the Caribbean: Trends and Outcomes.