Middlemen no more? Emergent patterns in congressional leadership selection

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-55

  Harris, Douglas B ^a   Nelson, Garrison ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 38149027657     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096508080074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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