Expert judgements of party policy positions: Uses and limitations in political research

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-113

  Budge, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034374434     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00506     Document Type: Article

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