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Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed quarterly journal that covers the transformations in the Soviet Union since 1985 and in its successor states. The journal welcomes papers by academics, policymakers and other specialists in the areas of politics, sociology, economics, law, international relations, history and other relevant disciplines. The journal also values critiques of specific policies and programs, as well as comparisons between reforms in the new countries and elsewhere that may serve as constructive examples.Read more about this topic: Demokratizatsiya (journal)
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