Questioning democracy promotion: Belarus' response to the 'colour revolutions'

Democratization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-59

  Korosteleva, Elena ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authoritarian regimes; Belarus; Colour revolutions; Democracy promotion; Societal norms and values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858400204     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: 1743890X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2012.641294     Document Type: Article

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