By influencing beliefs about electoral quality, international election observation missions
(EOMs) play an important role in shaping post-election contention. As the number and …

By influencing beliefs about electoral quality, international election observation missions
(EOMs) play an important role in shaping post-election contention. As the number and …

Scholars and practitioners posit that election observers (EOs) affect local beliefs about the
credibility of elections. Although these effects have important implications for …

An increasing number of international organizations are engaged in the monitoring of
elections in unconsolidated regimes, yet the causes and consequences of multilateral …

Prior research has sought to understand the rise of election observers and their
consequences for outcomes such as fraud, protest, and violence. These studies are …

Scholars and democracy promoters often suggest that electoral observers'(EOs')
assessments impact public opinion in a straightforward manner, yet, research on …

When are international election observers–including NGOs such as the Asian Network for
Free Elections, Carter Center, the International Republic Institute, the National Democratic …

To what extent do voters support election observation missions (EOMs) monitoring their
elections? Building on but departing from prior work, we argue that citizens' support for …

Election boycotts are over twice as common when international observers are present. Do
international observers increase election boycotts as this correlation and past research …

In the last decades, monitoring elections has become a norm for some political regimes
(Hyde 2011a). It is generally assumed that electoral observation missions (EOM) are …