ASEAN's reluctant liberal turn and the thorny road to democracy promotion

Pacific Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-545

  Dosch, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASEAN; ASEAN Charter; Burma; Civil society; Democracy

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL REFORM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 51249104637     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740802294655     Document Type: Article

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