The Politics of Local Presence: Is there a Case for Descriptive Representation?

Political Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Childs, Sarah ^a   Cowley, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79551628033     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2010.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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