Post-conflict elections and the process of demilitarizing politics: The role of electoral administration

Democratization

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 36-62

  Lyons, Terrence ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil war; Electoral commission; Interim regimes; Peace building; Post conflict elections; War termination

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; CIVIL WAR; DEMILITARIZATION; DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; PEACE PROCESS; POST-WAR;

EID: 3042679920     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1351034042000238167     Document Type: Article

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