Democratization through European integration: The case of minority rights in the Czech Republic and Romania

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 28-56

  Ram, Melanie H ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN RIGHTS; REGIONALIZATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC; ROMANIA;

EID: 0041624345     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02686267     Document Type: Article

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