The politics of party leader survival and succession: Australia in comparative perspective

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-72

  Bynander, Fredrik ^a,b,c   T'Hart, Paul ^b  

^a Swedish Defense College   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34047230951     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140601158542     Document Type: Article

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