Title:The international dimension of democratization: testing the parsimonious approach
Author(s):OBYDENKOVA, AnastassiaDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines the importance of the international context on regime change. It provides evidence that geographic proximity to the European Union (EU) does not result in the spread of democracy. In contrast, ...
Title:New regionalism and regional integration: the role of national institutions
Author(s):OBYDENKOVA, AnastassiaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article focuses, first, on the under-explored issues of new regionalism: its subnational level and transnational regional cooperation as an initial stage of new regionalism. Second, it analyses the development of new ...