elections
May 17, 2016
Crackdowns on Citizen Election Monitors Reveal Authoritarian Fear
Guest blog post by Patrick Merloe, contributing author to the edited volume, Authoritarianism Goes Global: The Challenge to Democracy.Nonpartisan election monitoring, spanning over 100 countries, embodies a movement of millions...
READ MOREMarch 10, 2016
Bids to Extend Term Limits Fall Short in Bolivia and Ecuador
Guest post by Fabiola Cordova. Venezuela: No Longer a Model Bolivian voters sent a strong message to President Evo Morales last month, rejecting his bid to change the constitution and run for...
READ MOREJanuary 7, 2016
Venezuela and the Consequences of Shoddy Election Observation
Guest post by Christopher Sabatini. If the absence of protests or conflict on an election day is an indicator of success, then the success of the Union of South American Nations’...
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