The power of sex and incumbency: A longitudinal study of electoral performance in France

Party Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 539-554

  Murray, Rainbow ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidate selection; Elections; France; Gender; Longitudinal analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649109322     PISSN: 13540688     EISSN: 14603683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354068807088122     Document Type: Review

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