Examining the 'post' in post-democratization: The future of Middle Eastern political rule through lenses of the past

Middle East Critique

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-200

  Valbjorn, Morten ^a   Bank, André ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GIGA GERMAN INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL AND AREA STUDIES   (Germany)

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EID: 79958748267     PISSN: 19436149     EISSN: 19436157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19436149.2010.514469     Document Type: Article

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