Ideological congruence among European political parties

Journal of Legislative Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-142

  Belchior, Ana Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Congruence; Left right; MPs; Political parties; Voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956248667     PISSN: 13572334     EISSN: 17439337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13572330903542191     Document Type: Article

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