Rhetorics of Nordic democracy

"Democracy is today a concept that is overwhelmingly positively evaluated almost everywhere. A lot has been written about socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of democratic regimes as well as their institutional settings. By contrast, not much is known about the political manoeuvres and spee...

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Other Authors: Strang, Johan (Editor), Kurunmäki, Jussi (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Helsinki, Finland Finnish Literature Society / SKS 2010
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