A two-level analysis of the determinants of direct democratic choices in European, immigration and foreign policy in Switzerland

European Union Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-481

  Sciarini, Pascal ^a   Tresch, Anke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; International openness; Multi level analysis; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450099244     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116509346388     Document Type: Article

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