Electoral Authoritarianism:

"This unique and rich volume ... makes a substantively important contribution to knowledge about elections as they happen in a large part of the developing world."—Alberto Simpser, Perspectives on Politics

"Seeking answers to ... important contemporary questions, Electoral Authoritarianism provides substantial material for the political comparativist, democratic scholar-practitioner and social science graduate student to mine.... Informative, honest, readable, and logically organized."—Amichai Magen, International Studies Review

"An unusually valuable compendium of first-class papers by a group of eminent scholars.... Highly recommended." —Choice

"This important book helps to advance a paradigm shift in comparative politics that restores the study of varieties of autocracy to their rightful placethat is, alongside, but separate from, the study of emerging and consolidated democracies. Strongly recommended for all scholars of comparative politics."—Michael Bratton, Michigan State University

"A great value of this study is its unambiguous confrontation with the numerous publications on the 'transition to democracy' that are bogged down in their assumption that introducing democratic institutions necessarily means that regimes will become more liberal and free."—Lucy Creevey, University of Connecticut

• The Logic of Electoral Authoritarianism—A. Schedler.
• METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES.
• Drawing Boundaries: How to Craft Intermediate Regime Categories—G.L. Munck.
• Observer Paradoxes: How to Assess Electoral Manipulation—J. Hartlyn and J. McCoy.
• REGIME AND OPPOSITION DYNAMICS.
• Elite Ruptures: When Do Ruling Parties Split?—J. Langston.
• Tipping Games: When Do Opposition Parties Coalesce?—N. van de Walle.
• THE ELECTORAL BATTLEFIELD.
• Manipulative Skills: How Do Rulers Control the Electoral Arena?—W. Case.
• After Defeat: When Do Rulers Steal Elections?—M.R. Thompson and P. Kuntz.
• Armed Arbiters: When Does the Military Step into the Electoral Arena? —J.F. Clark.
• Tragic Protest: Why Do Opposition Parties Boycott Elections?—S.I. Lindberg.
• SHIFTING POWER RELATIONS.
• Authoritarian Failure: How Does State Weakness Strengthen Electoral Competition?—L.A Way.
• Creative Constitutions: How Do Parliamentary Powers Shape the Electoral Arena?—M.S. Fish.
• Linkage and Leverage: How Do International Factors Change Domestic Balances of Power?—S. Levitsky and L.A. Way.
• CONCLUSION.
• Beyond Electoral Authoritarianism: The Spectrum of Nondemocratic Regimes—R. Snyder.