Fairness beyond the ballot: A comparative analysis of failures of electoral integrity, perceptions of electoral fairness, and attitudes towards democracy across 18 countries

IF 2.9 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI:10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102740

Ricardo González , Bernardo Mackenna , Andrés Scherman , Alfredo Joignant

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Trust in the integrity of the electoral process is essential for a functioning democracy. However, doubts about the legitimacy of electoral processes have increased in established and emerging democracies. We analyzed electoral integrity perceptions and related variables across 26 elections and 18 countries using post-election surveys conducted between 2004 and 2021 as part of the Comparative National Elections Project. We found that citizens' experiences of electoral integrity failures, such as bribery and intimidation, are crucial in shaping their perceptions of electoral integrity. Additionally, we found that autonomous electoral offices have little effect on citizens’ perceptions of integrity and freedom in the electoral process. Finally, electoral integrity perceptions significantly impact attitudes towards democracy. Our results emphasize the importance of well-functioning electoral processes and institutions in upholding the legitimacy of democracies.

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选票之外的公平：对 18 个国家选举诚信缺失、对选举公平性的看法以及对民主的态度的比较分析

信任选举过程的公正性对民主制度的正常运作至关重要。然而，在老牌民主国家和新兴民主国家，人们对选举过程合法性的怀疑与日俱增。作为 "国家选举比较项目 "的一部分，我们利用 2004 年至 2021 年间在 18 个国家进行的选举后调查，分析了 26 次选举和 18 个国家对选举诚信的看法及相关变量。我们发现，公民对贿赂和恐吓等选举诚信缺失的经历是影响他们对选举诚信看法的关键。此外，我们发现自治选举办公室对公民对选举过程中的诚信和自由的看法影响甚微。最后，对选举公正性的看法极大地影响了人们对民主的态度。我们的研究结果强调了运作良好的选举程序和机构在维护民主合法性方面的重要性。

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Electoral Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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3.40

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13.00%

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67 days

期刊介绍： Electoral Studies is an international journal covering all aspects of voting, the central act in the democratic process. Political scientists, economists, sociologists, game theorists, geographers, contemporary historians and lawyers have common, and overlapping, interests in what causes voters to act as they do, and the consequences. Electoral Studies provides a forum for these diverse approaches. It publishes fully refereed papers, both theoretical and empirical, on such topics as relationships between votes and seats, and between election outcomes and politicians reactions; historical, sociological, or geographical correlates of voting behaviour; rational choice analysis of political acts, and critiques of such analyses.