When do issue opinions matter, and to whom? The determinants of long-term stability and change in party choice in the 2003 swiss elections

Swiss Political Science Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-190

  Nicolet, Sarah ^a   Sciarini, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Issue voting; Stability and change in party choice; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548576735     PISSN: 14247755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1662-6370.2006.tb00064.x     Document Type: Review

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