Political parties in dire straits?: Consequences of national referendums for political parties

Party Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 581-598

  De Vreese, Claes H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Campaign effects; Direct democracy; Electoral volatility; Party cues; Referendum

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747619400     PISSN: 13540688     EISSN: 14603683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354068806066787     Document Type: Article

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