Strategic coalition voting: Evidence from Austria

Electoral Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-349

  Meffert, Michael F ^a   Gschwend, Thomas ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Electoral expectations; Proportional representation; Rational choice; Strategic voting

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 77954626865     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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