'Good' and 'Bad' democracies: How to conduct research into the quality of democracy

Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-27

  Morlino, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOCRACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 3042807995     PISSN: 13523279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13523270410001687082     Document Type: Article

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