1. Démocratic : développement et ethnicité.
- Author
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Frideres, James
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HISTORY of democracy , *REPRESENTATIVE government , *ETHNIC groups & politics , *ETHNICITY & society , *ECONOMIC development , *INTERNATIONAL agencies , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
In this article the author examines issues surrounding economic development and ethnic identity in the foundation and maintenance of genuinely democratic institutions and governments. The author touches on a number of issues but central to the article is a focus on the history of global democracy and the factors that preserve and defend that system. Also discussed is the influence exerted by social science in the development of democracy and the part played by governments and by international agencies in the establishment of democratic organizations.
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- 2007
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