The Russian 1996 presidential election: referendum on democracy or a personality contest?

Electoral Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-196

  Miller, Arthur H ^a   Reisinger, William M ^a   Hesli, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0031767465     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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