Center parties, party competition, and the implosion of party systems: A study of centripetal tendencies in multiparty systems

Political Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 324-341

  Green Pedersen, Christoffer ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 3042607947     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00482.x     Document Type: Review

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