Uneven development and political behaviour: An analysis of regional variations in British political opinion in the mid-1990s

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-364

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Pattie, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL PATTERN; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

UK;

EID: 0031398097     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096977649700400404     Document Type: Article

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