Abstract
Even if elections are a contested aspect of democracy, the free and fair elections of political representatives play a pivotal role in the legitimation of political power. Election fraud was, and still is, a main threat to this form of democratic legitimacy. But even in countries with low levels of fraud and corruption, electoral democracy is undermined by a growing mistrust of representative institutions and their capacity to serve the interest of the people.
| Translated title of the contribution | Undemocratic elections?: Legitimacy, fraud and mistrust in democracy |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 345 |
| Number of pages | 357 |
| Journal | De moderne tijd |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |