The paradox of democratic regimes: Fragility and transformability

Sociological Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-238

  Eisenstadt, S N ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.1111/0735-2751.00054     Document Type: Article

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