Party discipline and coalition management in the French parliament

West European Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-326

  Nicolas, Sauger ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349886595     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380802670602     Document Type: Article

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