Can domestic observers serve as impartial arbiters?: evidence from Zambia's 2021 elections
Can domestic observers serve as impartial arbiters?: evidence from Zambia's 2021 elections
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国内观察员能否充当公正的仲裁者？：来自赞比亚 2021 年选举的证据
DOI：
10.1080/13510347.2023.2173177
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发表时间：
2023
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Macdonald R
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作者：
Macdonald R
在国际选举观察受到越来越多批评的情况下，本文评估了国内观察员相对于国际观察员如何有效地发挥公正仲裁者的作用。它回顾了关于国内和国际观察员的优势和劣势的学术争论，重点是1)他们的方法、资源和报告实践；2)他们的可信度。它介绍了赞比亚2021年选举的案例研究，详细说明了主要观察团及其活动。然后，它比较了国内和国际观察员的媒体报道和普遍看法，表明许多赞比亚公民仍然对国内选举观察倡议的偏袒持保留态度。文章最后对国内选举观察的条件进行了理论分析：1)为选举行为提供公正的评价；2)被认为是这些评价的可靠来源。
With international election observation subject to increasing criticism, this article evaluates how effectively domestic observers can play the role of impartial arbiters relative to their international counterparts. It reviews academic arguments about the strengths and weaknesses of domestic and international observers, with a focus on 1) their methodologies, resources, and reporting practices; and 2) their credibility. It presents a case study of Zambia’s 2021 elections, detailing the major observation missions and their activities. It then compares the media coverage and popular perceptions of domestic and international observers, showing that many Zambian citizens still have reservations about the partiality of domestic election observation initiatives. The article concludes by theorizing the conditions in which domestic election observation can 1) provide impartial evaluations of election conduct; and 2) be perceived as trustworthy sources of these evaluations.