The impact of minority-majority districts: Evidence from Ukraine

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-76

  George, Julie ^a   Moser, Robert G ^b   Papic, Marko ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c STRATFOR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; ETHNOPOLITICS; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL IDENTITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UKRAINE;

EID: 77950239060     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.26.1.58     Document Type: Article

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