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'Toby James has written an important book. Election administration has been a neglected subject but, as James demonstrates, by ignoring the intricacies of how elections are managed and run we are ignoring an important aspect of politics and power. As this well written and informative book demonstrates, the rules of elections affect the outcome and the book does an excellent job in drawing out attention to running of elections. It also highlights how, when thinking about constitutional reform we need to think about how citizens vote.' - Martin J. Smith, Professor, University of Sheffield, UK
'Elite Statecraft and Election Administration presents an innovative integration of election administration and politics to present a framework for evaluating administrative arrangements and for explaining when these arrangements will change. This book is important for understanding cross-national variations in the ways in which elections are run.' - Thad Hall, Professor, University of Utah, USA
The book makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of the politics of election administration. James makes a compelling case that election administration matters, that it can affect turnout or electoral outcomes, and that party elites seek to manipulate election administration to further their own interests. This is the first in-depth comparative examination of continuity and change in election administration in three different democracies (USA, UK, and Ireland). This is a masterful study.
André Blais
Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies
Université de Montréal
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Book Title: Elite Statecraft and Election Administration
Book Subtitle: Bending the Rules of the Game?
Authors: Toby S. James
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137035097
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-30842-8Published: 31 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33900-6Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-03509-7Published: 31 July 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 281
Topics: Electoral Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Political Science