When does turnout matter? The case of Poland

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-420

  McManus Czubińska, Clare ^a   Miller, William L ^a   Markowski, Radosław ^b   Wasilewski, Jacek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Political Studies   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; NATIONAL POLITICS; POST-COMMUNISM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 3142738239     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668130410001682690     Document Type: Article

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