Measuring party nationalisation: A new Gini-based indicator that corrects for the number of units

Electoral Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-168

  Bochsler, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

District size; Indicator; Party nationalisation

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 73749087706     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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