Structural factors vs. regime change: Moldova's difficult quest for democracy

Democratization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 236-264

  Tudoroiu, Theodor ^a  

^a Centre for International Peace and Security Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common wealth of Independent States; Democratic consolidation; Democratization; European Union; Moldova; Transitology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951493876     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: 1743890X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2011.532628     Document Type: Article

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