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Political and Economic Consolidation in Eastern Europe. Evidence from Empirical Data

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‘Democratic consolidation’—in the theoretical framework of transitology—was a successful concept for almost two decades. Research funds are concentrated around a catchword—it used to be ‘totalitarianism’ and in the future will be most likely ‘terrorism’.

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von Beyme, K. (2014). Political and Economic Consolidation in Eastern Europe. Evidence from Empirical Data. In: On Political Culture, Cultural Policy, Art and Politics. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice(), vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01559-0_6

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