Majoritarian democracy in Britain: New labour and the constitution

West European Politics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-93

  Flinders, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; DEMOCRACY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12544255433     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0140238042000297099     Document Type: Article

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