Electing the European Parliament: How uniform are 'uniform' electoral systems?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 969-984

  Farrell, David M ^a,c   Scully, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28744438788     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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