International election observers. This interview as part of book tv College Series and it is about 20 minutes. Duke professor ken judith kelley, the author of monitoring democracy when International Election observation works, and why it often fails. Professor, when did International Election monitoring come in to vote . This started ticking off in the late 80s, beginning 90s. I think, you know, there had been election monitoring under un regimes in different ways, but this is a new flavor of it. Outsiders going in the sovereign state some of turner elections. And the way it came and, the way it rose is very important for understanding how works today. Initially we had all lot of governments toward the end of the cold war that had not been democratic. Now they wanted to show off their intentions to behave more democratically. And so they have an incentive to invite monitors and even though this is sort of a sacred thing. It is the heart of democracy, one could cite. But to invite someo
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