On the linkage between electoral volatility and party system instability in Central and Eastern Europe

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-555

  Tavits, Margit ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47649129793     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2008.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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