Exploring voter alignments in Africa: Core and swing voters in Ghana

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-586

  Lindberg, Staffan I ^a,c   Morrison, Minion K C ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33646547304     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X05001229     Document Type: Article

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