A citizen-candidate model with sequential elections

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-407

  Cadigan, John ^a   Janeba, Eckhard ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen candidate model; Divergence of platforms; Primary elections

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036385866     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095162902774006804     Document Type: Article

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