Introduction: Defining Electoral Integrity

James, Toby S. and Garnett, Holly Ann (2025) Introduction: Defining Electoral Integrity. In: Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197777497

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Abstract

Elections matter. Nearly all countries around the world use elections as a means to legitimize the power of the government in office. However, they often fail to contribute to the realization of democracy through flaws such as gerrymandered electoral districts, electoral violence, or the spread of disinformation. The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity seeks to consolidate research in the field of electoral integrity, ground new concepts, and set the research agenda for future research. This introduction frames the volume by providing a historical genealogy of how the study of electoral integrity has evolved over time. It draws from that literature four ways in which “good” elections have been defined and sets out an approach to defining electoral integrity used in the volume based around democratic theory. The Introduction sets out the full range of research traditions which now exist in the maturing field of electoral integrity. It also summarizes the approach taken to compile this volume—and provides a roadmap for the book ahead. The study of electoral integrity must be normatively anchored, empirical, policy-driven, methodologically diverse, and enable global inclusive conversations.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	elections,electoral integrity,democracy,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2025 15:30
Last Modified:	08 Sep 2025 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100322
DOI:	10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197777497.013.0035

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