Between Political Meritocracy and Participatory Democracy: Toward Realist Confucian Democracy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Culture and Dialogue
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2222-3282,2468-3949
DOI: 10.1163/24683949-12340086