Size and electoral participation in local elections

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 853-869

  Frandsen, Gaardsted Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SIZE EFFECT; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 0036909209     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0228     Document Type: Article

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