An analysis of reconciliatory mediation in Northern Albania: The role of customary mediators

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 885-914

  Celik, Ayse Betul ^a   Shkreli, Alma ^b  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Deutsche Geselschaft fur Techniche Zuzamenarbait ^*  (Albania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL TRADITION; PEACE PROCESS; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ALBANIA;

EID: 77954507389     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2010.489253     Document Type: Article

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