Democracy Promotion and Authoritarian Diffusion: The Foreign Origins of Post-Soviet Election Laws
Democracy Promotion and Authoritarian Diffusion: The Foreign Origins of Post-Soviet Election Laws
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民主促进与威权扩散：后苏联选举法的外国渊源
DOI：
10.1080/09668136.2014.939521
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
M. Bader
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作者：
M. Bader
后苏联国家有缺陷的选举立法助长了不民主选举的进行。本文认为，在该地区的选举立法的低质量的结果在很大程度上从“独裁扩散”的过程中，即后苏联国家的选举法广泛借用和适应苏联法律和后共产主义俄罗斯法律。大多数后苏联国家的当局经常无视欧洲安全与合作组织和威尼斯委员会提出的改善选举立法的建议。除了提出证据的“独裁扩散”整个后苏联地区，文章强调了苏联的遗产和俄罗斯在该地区的相对霸权地位的持久影响。
Flawed electoral legislation in post-Soviet states has facilitated the conduct of undemocratic elections. This article argues that the low quality of electoral legislation in the region results in large part from a process of ‘authoritarian diffusion’, whereby the election laws of the post-Soviet states extensively borrow and adapt from Soviet laws and post-communist Russian laws. The authorities of most post-Soviet states have routinely disregarded recommendations by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Venice Commission to improve electoral legislation. Besides presenting evidence of ‘authoritarian diffusion’ across the post-Soviet area, the article highlights the enduring impact of the Soviet legacy and of Russia's relatively hegemonic position in the region.