An internalist perspective on party consolidation and the Bulgarian Union of Democratic Forces

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 397-420

  Sharman, Jason C ^a   Phillips Jr , Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BULGARIA   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 3042678365     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2004.00159.x     Document Type: Review

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