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Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom-politicians are among the most despised professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincingly argues to the masses that this blanket condemnation of politicians is both unfair and unwarranted. While some individual politicians certainly deserve scorn for misjudgments, moral failings, or even criminal acts, the assumption that all of them should be cast in a similar light is unjustified.

This volume, written by expert legal scholars, political scientists, and electoral assistance practitioners, brings evidence to bear on a series of challenges in American electoral integrity, including electoral laws, voter registers, gerrymandering, fake news, lack of transparency, and inconsistent state regulations. The book sets these issues in comparative context and draws out the broader policy lessons for improving electoral integrity and strengthening democracy

Intro -- Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Mobilization -- 1 'Join Me to Get Rid of this President': The Opposition, Civil Society and Zambia's 2011 Election -- 2 From a 'Regional Party' to the Gates of State House: The Resurgence of the upnd -- 3 Preferences without Platforms: How Voters Make Choices in Zambia's Elections -- 4 The 2011-2016 Zambian Elections: Incumbency, Turnovers and Democratic Consolidation -- 5 Voters, Parties and Elections in Zambia -- Part 2: Preconditions of an Election -- Chapter 6 Electoral Integrity and Democratic Consolidation -- 7 The Electoral Commission and the Conduct of Democratic Elections in Zambia -- 9 Ethnic Mobilization, Horizontal Inequalities, and Electoral Conflict -- 10 Re-enacting Zambia's Democracy through the Practice of Journalism on Facebook -- 11 Violence and Money: A Constituency-level Survey of Pre-electoral Manipulation -- Part 3: Aftermath of the Election -- 12 International Observers, and the Monitoring of National Elections -- 13 Adjudication of Presidential Election Disputes in Zambia -- 14 Inconsistent Jurisprudence: Parliamentary Election Petitions in Zambia and Materiality -- Index.