Unsung heroes: Constituency election agents in British general elections

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 569-586

  Fisher, Justin ^a   Denver, David ^b   Hands, Gordon ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

EID: 33749490475     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2006.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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