We don’t like (to) party. A typology of independents in Irish political life, 1922–2007

Irish Political Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-27

  Weeks, Liam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 77649300718     PISSN: 07907184     EISSN: 17439078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07907180802551068     Document Type: Article

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