British devolution and the labour party: How a national party adapts to devolution

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-72

  Laffin, Martin ^a   Shaw, Eric ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; LABOR POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845993621     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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