Post-communist democratization revisited: An international relations approach

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-108

  Tudoroiu, Theodor ^a  

^a Research Group in International Security   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Constructivism; Democratic consolidation; Democratization; International socialization; Post communism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951526132     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705850903553661     Document Type: Article

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