What moves parties? the role of public opinion and global economic conditions in Western Europe

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 611-639

  Adams, James ^a   Haupt, Andrea B ^b   Stoll, Heather ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Neoliberal convergence; Party positions; Political parties; Public opinion; Representation; Spatial modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549107631     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008328637     Document Type: Article

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