Representation and democracy in Eurasia's unrecognized states: The case of transnistria

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-281

  Protsyk, Oleh ^a  

^a European Centre for Minority Issues   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STATE ROLE;

EURASIA;

EID: 70349565944     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.24.3.257     Document Type: Article

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