New Modes of Governance and Democratic Accountability

Government and Opposition

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-144

  Héritier, Adrienne ^a   Lehmkuhl, Dirk ^a  

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EID: 78650085028     PISSN: 0017257X     EISSN: 14777053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-7053.2010.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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