Winning Elections in Developing Countries

Harvard HKS

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…