Who do European parties represent? How western European parties represent the policy preferences of opinion leaders

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-223

  Adams, James ^a   Ezrow, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650831192     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381608090130     Document Type: Article

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