Promoting democracy, preventing conflict: The European union and Africa

International Politics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-328

  Olsen, Gorm Rye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DEMOCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN RIGHTS;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

EID: 0036764164     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: 17403898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ip.8897455     Document Type: Article

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