Conflict on city councils in Wisconsin

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-462

  Ihrke, Douglas M ^a   Niederjohn, M Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Lakeland University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLITICAL CONFLICT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WISCONSIN; WORLD;

EID: 26044457006     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2005.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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