Campaigning and the catch-all party: The process of party transformation in Britain

Party Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-572

  Smith, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UW Milwaukee ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Britain; Campaign activities; Catch all parties; Party organization; Party strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349189890     PISSN: 13540688     EISSN: 14603683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354068809336396     Document Type: Article

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