Alternative ulster? Political parties and the non-constitutional policy space in Northern Ireland

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 715-742

  Lutz, Karin Gilland ^a   Farrington, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 34548623243     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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