Coordination between electoral arenas in multilevel countries

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-203

  Lago, Ignacio ^a   Montero, José Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 61849095531     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2008.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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