Reassessing the influence of party groups on individual members of the European Parliament

West European Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1099-1117

  Coman, Emanuel Emil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 79956256334     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380903230579     Document Type: Article

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