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Beyond the Checklist: Addressing New Challenges in Election Observation Methodology

Pearce Laanela, Therese

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In this article, three contemporary challenges - the political environment, the professional election administrative competency, and the legitimacy of electoral institutions - are explored and linked to the election day observation experience, to stimulate discussion and thinking on its implications for election observation. This article explores the complex trust and political dynamics that form the local context of an election and suggests one way forward - to better incorporate qualitative...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorPearce Laanela, Therese
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-15T10:13:03Z
dc.identifier.issn1891-8131
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/159646
dc.description.abstractIn this article, three contemporary challenges - the political environment, the professional election administrative competency, and the legitimacy of electoral institutions - are explored and linked to the election day observation experience, to stimulate discussion and thinking on its implications for election observation. This article explores the complex trust and political dynamics that form the local context of an election and suggests one way forward - to better incorporate qualitative research techniques into election observation methodology.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Scandinavia
dc.sourceNordic Journal of Human Rights
dc.titleBeyond the Checklist: Addressing New Challenges in Election Observation Methodology
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume35
dc.date.issued2017
local.identifier.absfor180199 - Law not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absfor180119 - Law and Society
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4485658xPUB1072
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationPearce Laanela, Therese, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.description.embargo2040-01-01
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.identifier.doi10.1080/18918131.2017.1400336
local.identifier.absseo949999 - Law, Politics and Community Services not elsewhere classified
dc.date.updated2019-03-12T07:27:56Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85038390591
local.identifier.thomsonID000443100200003
dc.provenanceJournal: Nordic Journal of Human Rights / Nordisk Tidsskrift for Menneskerettigheter (ISSN: 1891-8131, ESSN: 1891-814X) RoMEO: This is a RoMEO green journal Paid OA: A paid open access option is available for this journal. Author's Pre-print: green tick author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing) Author's Post-print: green tick author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) Publisher's Version/PDF: cross author cannot archive publisher's version/PDF
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