The political consequences of transitions out of marriage in Great Britain

Electoral Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-258

  Kern, Holger Lutz ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorc; Great Britain; Matching; Turnout; Voting; Wivowhood

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951621694     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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