Publication Date
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Carlos Costa, Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Vaughn Shannon, Ph.D. (Committee Member); December Green, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
A great deal of research focuses on the question of why incumbents invite IEOs but do not explicitly explored the root cause of why cheating in elections occurs despite the presence of IEOs. The occurrence when incumbents in young democracies invite international election observers (IEOs) and nevertheless cheat in elections has not been fully explored. This research advances the following expectation: incumbents seeking international benefits and whose electoral institutions are not fully mature are more likely to invite IEOs and cheat in an election. This is due to the ability of the incumbents who are seeking for the reelection to change electoral rules so as to be reelected, be able to influence the national electoral board to act in a partisan way, ability to manipulate voter registration , and lastly, the ability of the incumbents to maneuver with the IEOs activities .The findings of this research has open a door for researchers to look at the problem of election manipulation from a different angle. Furthermore, it will help IEOs and NGOs trying to promote democracy have a better understanding of the context in young-democracies.
Page Count
134
Department or Program
Department of Political Science
Year Degree Awarded
2022
Copyright
Copyright 2022, some rights reserved. My ETD may be copied and distributed only for non-commercial purposes and may not be modified. All use must give me credit as the original author.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4269-3741
