Institutions and coalition formation: The German election of 2005

West European Politics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 540-559

  Proksch, Sven Oliver ^a   Slapin, Jonathan B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; MINORITY GROUP; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33646757558     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380600619884     Document Type: Article

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