As one of the most influential ideas in modern European history, democracy has fundamentally reshaped not only the landscape of governance, but also social and

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Dieser Band gibt einen Überblick zu den Entwicklungen der Demokratie in den europäischen Ländern und zum europäischen Stand der Forschung.