Truth commissions in post-communism: The overlooked solution?

Open Political Science Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-13

  Stan, Lavinia ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

De communization; Post communist democratization; Transitional justice; Truth commissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896693257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18749496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874949600902010001     Document Type: Review

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