Embedded and defective democracies

Democratization

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 33-58

  Merkel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defective democracy; Embedded democracy; Rule of law; Stability

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 12144274317     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510340412331304598     Document Type: Article

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