Post-soviet electoral practices in comparative perspective

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 703-725

  Birch, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; POST-COMMUNISM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957595101     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2011.566431     Document Type: Article

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