The democracy cluster classification index

Political Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-349

  Gugiu, Mihaiela Ristei ^a   Centellas, Miguel ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 84880648239     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpt004     Document Type: Article

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