Coping with coalitions? Scottish voters under a proportional system

Representation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-315

  Johns, Robert ^a   Carman, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952441866     PISSN: 00344893     EISSN: 17494001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344890802422856     Document Type: Article

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