Experimenting in democracy promotion: International observers and the 2004 presidential elections in Indonesia

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 511-527

  Hyde, Susan D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956490829     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592710001222     Document Type: Article

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