Elections take place around the world. However, not every election is a democratic one. Examining electoral law, electoral organization and electoral systems, the study illustrates how national elections are conducted in democracies and autocracies in a clear and easy-to-understand way. In addition to introductory considerations of electoral theory, the book contains a range of legal and practical overviews and country examples, as well as a number of curiosities and cases of election manipulation. Election regulations in Germany are not left unmentioned either. A book full of interesting election details that provides a nuanced view of the entire election cycle.

Michael Krennerich, born 1965, Dr. phil., is Professor of political science at the Chair of Human Rights and Human Rights Policy at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. For around 30 years he has been conducting research into elections around the world and regularly works for the Venice Commission of the European Council as an international electoral law expert. He is senior editor of "Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte. Journal for Human Rights". Michael Krennerich, geb. 1965, ist Professor für Politikwissenschaft am Lehrstuhl für Menschenrechte und Menschenrechtspolitik der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Er forscht seit rund 30 Jahren zu Wahlen weltweit und ist regelmäßig als internationaler Wahlrechtsexperte für die Venedig-Kommission des Europarats tätig. Zugleich ist er leitender Herausgeber der "Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte".