Backlash in the 'Hood: Determinants of support for the British national party (BNP) at the local level

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-361

  Goodwin, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BNP, extreme right; Ethnic competition; Local

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349189415     PISSN: 14782804     EISSN: 14782790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14782800802500999     Document Type: Article

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