Towards an analytical framework for party mergers: Operationalising the cases of the German left party and the Dutch green left

West European Politics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1299-1317

  Lees, Charles ^a   Hough, Dan ^a   Keith, Dan ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIALISM;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77958585839     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2010.508910     Document Type: Article

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