Orange, blue and white, and blonde: The electoral geography of Ukraine's 2006 and 2007 rada elections

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-151

  Clem, Ralph S ^a   Craumer, Peter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electoral geography; Parliamentary elections; Presidential elections; Russia; Ukraine; Verkhovna Rada; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE;

EID: 48949107726     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.49.2.127     Document Type: Article

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