The grey vote: Determinants of older voters' party choice in Britain and West Germany

Electoral Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-304

  Goerres, Achim ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Britain; Conservatism; Germany; Grey vote; Older voters; Political generations

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43049147658     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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