Department of Political Science
School of Public Policy at UCL - London's Global University
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Ethnic Struggle, Coexistence, and Democratization in Eastern Europe
Problems of democracy are magnified in societies divided on ethnic
religious lines, particularly where groups are mobilized into parties.
Due to majority rule, minorities should be less willing to endorse
democratic institutions where they
persistently lose elections. These problems should hamper
democratization, but Eastern Europe contains several states that
navigated these problems during the 1990s. Read more »
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The Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy is
Britain's only department focused on Graduate teaching and research.
The Constitution Unit
The Constitution Unit is the Department's main externally funded research centre, specialising in constitutional reform and comparative constitutional studies.
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- Workshop: From Ideal Principles to Real Politics
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