The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity

Elections are indispensable for the democratic process, yet the quality of elections can vary between and within countries. Elections may often be marred by problems such as disinformation spread on social media, gerrymandered electoral districts, claims of voter fraud, electoral violence and intimidation, and low public confidence in voting technology. Concerns of election quality are therefore central to ongoing debates about democratization and democratic backsliding.The Oxford Handbook on Electoral Integrity is a landmark text that consolidates research, provides new frameworks, and opens fresh directions for the study of global challenges such as election interference, emergency preparedness, and cyber-security. The volume also rethinks foundational concepts such as how to define and measure electoral integrity. The Handbook begins, in Section 1, by introducing broad conceptual and methodological approaches. Section 2 focuses on systems of institutions, law, and governance that underpin elections. Section 3 considers campaigns and deliberative processes. Section 4 covers the voting process. Section 5 then covers post-election processes. International in scope, the volume covers research on electoral integrity with analyses of elections in both the global North and South and contributions from prominent scholars working across the globe. This Handbook is an essential tool for academics and practitioners seeking to understand the challenges, develop research, and identify policy solutions toward promoting electoral integrity.