Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions of Governance

This paper is a policy study based on preliminary research in the new field of electoral institutions and administration. It assess the operation of ad hoc and temporary electoral management bodies in comparison with permanent independent electoral bodies. It highlights issues of institutional capacity building at the level of operations management and political representation. The research has been undertaken with a view to practical application and there are a number of recommendations.L#226;pez-Pintor, Rafael is the author of 'Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions of Governance', published 2005 under ISBN 9789211261325 and ISBN 9211261325.