Rationality and party activism: Encompassing tests of alternative models of political participation

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-234

  Whitely, Paul F ^a   Seyd, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030306198     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1996.tb00649.x     Document Type: Article

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