Steps toward democratization or reconfiguration of authoritarianism?

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 459-482

  Kapiszewski, Andrzej ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Jagiellonian University ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Democracy; Elections; Political representation; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ISLAMISM; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33748767933     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909606067407     Document Type: Article

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