Diffusion-proofing: Russian and chinese responses to waves of popular mobilizations against authoritarian rulers

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 753-768

  Koesel, Karrie J ^a   Bunce, Valerie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 84884627969     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592713002107     Document Type: Article

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