How (not) to operationalise subnational political opportunity structures: A critique of Kestilä and Söderlund's study of regional elections

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-358

  Arzheimer, Kai ^a   Carter, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 63849207358     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2009.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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