Tomorrow's Leaders?: Understanding the involvement of young party members in six european democracies

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1259-1290

  Bruter, Michael ^a   Harrison, Sarah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Europe; Party members; Political parties; Socialization; Survey; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349297236     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414009332463     Document Type: Article

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