Political recruitment and the 2003 scottish and welsh elections: Candidate selection, positive discrimination and party adaptation

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Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 288-301

  Mitchell, James ^a   Bradbury, Jonathan ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30344443502     PISSN: 00344893     EISSN: 17494001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344890408523278     Document Type: Article

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