Explaining government formation in multi-level settings: Coalition theory revisited-evidence from the Spanish case

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-116

  Ştefuriuc, Irina ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coalition theory; Mixedmethods design; Political parties; Regional government formation; Spain

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; REGIONAL POLITICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70349998094     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560802692330     Document Type: Article

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