Nationalism and Democracy

Issue Date October 1992
Volume 3
Issue 4
Page Numbers 3-22
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About the Author

Ghia Nodia is professor of political science at Ilia State University and director of the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Democracy.

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