Minor party and independent politics beyond the mainstream: Fluctuating fortunes but a permanent presence

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-18

  Copus, Colin ^a   Clark, Alistair ^b   Reynaert, Herwig ^c   Steyvers, Kristof ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 58149123519     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsn035     Document Type: Article

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