The Arab Middle East and the question of democratization: Some critical remarks

Democratization

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 104-132

  Schlumberger, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; DEMOCRATIZATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0034470594     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510340008403686     Document Type: Article

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