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The Limitations on Democratization in Thailand through the Lens of the 2006 Military Coup 从2006年军事政变看泰国民主化的局限性

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0006

A. Stern

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引用次数: 3

Democracy, Good Governance, and Economic Development 民主、善治和经济发展

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0002

Shalendra D. Sharma

引用次数: 63

The Cultural and Institutional Dynamics of Global Democratization a Synthesis of Mass Experience and Congruence Theory 全球民主化的文化与制度动力:大众经验与一致性理论的综合

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0001

D. Shin, Rollin F. Tusalem

引用次数: 18

Democratic Transition and the Consolidation of Democracy in South Korea 韩国的民主转型与民主巩固

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0005

Sangmook Lee

引用次数: 20

Confucian Rule in China: In the House of Virtue and Talent 儒家在中国的统治:德才之家

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0008

B. Gilley

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引用次数: 1

The Effect of Confucian Values on Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Taiwan 儒家价值观对台湾民主与人权支持的影响

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0007

Joel S. Fetzer, J. Soper

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引用次数: 25

The Media and Democracy in China and Taiwan 中国和台湾的媒体与民主

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0003

G. Rawnsley

引用次数: 9

The Role of the Media and Political Communication after Democratic Transition 民主转型后媒体的角色与政治沟通

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0010

D. Fell

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引用次数: 1

Explaining Press Performance in New Democracies the Organizational Imperative 解释新民主国家的新闻表现:组织的必要性

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2007-07-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200707.0004

S. Hughes

引用次数: 8

Democratization and State Capacity in East and Southeast Asia 东亚和东南亚的民主化与国家能力

Taiwan journal of democracy Pub Date : 2006-12-01 DOI: 10.29654/TJD.200612.0004

I. Marsh

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引用次数: 13