Mind the Gap: Political Analysis, Public Expectations and the Parliamentary Decline Thesis

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-268

  Flinders, Matthew ^a   Kelso, Alexandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; Legislative studies; Parliamentary decline; Professional responsibilities

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 79953758502     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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