The Effects of immigrant population size, unemployment, and individual characteristics on voting for the vlaams blok in flanders 19911999

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-424

  Rink, Nathalie ^a   Phalet, Karen ^b   Swyngedouw, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

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EID: 68349127161     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn028     Document Type: Article

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