Gender, candidate image and electoral preference

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 434-460

  Johns, Robert ^a   Shephard, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GENDER; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347396364     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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