Electoral institutions and popular confidence in electoral processes: A cross-national analysis

Electoral Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-320

  Birch, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Election administration; Electoral integrity; Electoral systems; Political support

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43049136554     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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