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Illiberal Governance in Turkey and Beyond

Examining state capacity in the context of electoral authoritarianism, regime formation and consolidation in Russia and Turkey

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Pages 551-569 | Received 01 Jul 2016, Accepted 24 Sep 2016, Published online: 17 Oct 2016

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