Opinion polarization and inter-party competition on Europe

European Union Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-87

  Down, Ian ^a   Wilson, Carole J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granger causality; Political parties; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649269642     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116509353457     Document Type: Article

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