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    Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
    Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
    Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
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    Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989

    By Verlag Barbara Budrich

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    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the political history of Central and Eastern Europe has been mainly the story of arise, consolidation, transformation and struggles of new democratic regimes and societies. The handbook offers an instructive approach to that history focusing on the relevance of practices and institutions of direct democracy. It collects 20 political analyses of direct democracy in 20 Central and Eastern European countries after 1989.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVerlag Barbara Budrich
    Release dateApr 23, 2018
    ISBN9783847411109
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