Local context and extreme right support in England: The British National Party in the 2002 and 2003 local elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 611-620

  Bowyer, Benjamin ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

British National Party; Contextual effects; England; Extreme right parties; Local elections

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ETHNIC MINORITY; HOUSING MARKET; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTY POLITICS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53349101972     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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