Babel in Democratization Studies
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Project MUSE in Journal of Democracy
- Vol. 16 (4) , 113-128
- https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2005.0055
Abstract
The current proliferation of concepts based on adjectives might appear necessary for the development of scientific discourse. While most of the new terms used to qualify regimes are now forgotten, a few have found a more lasting place in the study of gray-zone regimes and inspired further research. The most prominent are Guillermo O'Donnell's...Keywords
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