'The possible as the art of politics': Understanding consensus politics

Political Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 742-760

  Heffernan, Richard ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036757575     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00005     Document Type: Review

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