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Winning Elections in Developing Countries
DPI 320

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Description

This class is a working boot camp for anyone who wants to run, advise, or simply understand campaigns in low- and middle-income countries. This course pulls back the curtain on what it takes to contest—and understand—elections in low- and middle-income democracies. Blending political-economy theory with practitioner stories, we analyze how candidates are recruited, campaigns are financed and managed, voters are persuaded (or pressured), and how social media, clientelism, and global disinformation shape results.

School Harvard Kennedy School
Credits 4
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Department HKS Government
Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HKS Letter Graded
Academic Areas Democracy, Politics, and Institutions