The shrinking political space of minority nationalist parties in an enlarged Europe of the regions

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-606

  Lynch, Peter ^a   De Winter, Lieven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

EU enlargement; European elections; European Free Alliance; Minority nationalist parties

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; REGIONAL POLITICS;

EID: 53549122207     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560802351606     Document Type: Article

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