Democracy, values, and violence: Paradoxes, tensions, and comparative advantages of liberal inclusion

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-81

  Karstedt, Susanne ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autocracy; Democracy; Democratic values; Egalitarianism authoritarianism; Individualism collectivism; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646507515     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716206288248     Document Type: Article

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