Diffusion and the constitutionalization of Europe

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 969-999

  Elkins, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutional design; Democracy; Democratization; Diffusion; Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954194656     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414010370433     Document Type: Article

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