Small and divided parties in multi-level settings: Opportunities for regional government participation, the case of Izquierda Unida in Spain

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-173

  Stefuriuc, Irina ^a   Verge, Tania ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coalition Governments; Izquierda Unida; Multi Level Systems; Party Change; Party Goals; Radical Left Parties; Regional Government

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; REGIONAL POLITICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 47149115582     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608740802156588     Document Type: Article

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