The quality of democracies in Europe as measured by current indicators of democratization and good governance

Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-55

  Berg Schlosser, Dirk ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOCRATIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3042726314     PISSN: 13523279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13523270410001687091     Document Type: Article

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