Balkan Countries and Democracy Index (2017)
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Academic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)
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The paper analyses the results from the Economist Intelligence Unit’s research for Democracy Index 2017. It starts by offering a general presentation of the research and focuses specifically on the results of Bulgaria and other Balkan countries on several major criteria: Electoral process and pluralism; Functioning of government; Political participation; Political culture; Civil liberties. The paper seeks to answer the question why there aren’t “Full Democracies” in the Balkans?
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Balkans, Democracy index, Bulgaria, F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy, H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies