Local electoral systems in Western Europe

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-180

  Van Der Kolk, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947597966     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701198524     Document Type: Article

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