Single-member district electoral systems and democratic transition

Electoral Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 281-301

  Birch, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Democratization; Electoral systems; Party systems; Transition

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL CHANGE;

EID: 12944252808     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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