Electoral institutions and campaigning in comparative perspective: Electioneering in European Parliament elections

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 668-688

  Bowler, Shaun ^a   Farrell, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Campaign effects; Elections; Electoral systems; European Parliament

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959806125     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2011.01988.x     Document Type: Article

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