Electoral rules, voter mobilization and the Islamist landslide in the Saudi municipal elections of 2005

Contemporary Arab Affairs

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-533

  Kraetzschmar, Hendrik Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electoral rules; Islamist victories; Saudi municipal elections; Voter mobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960937831     PISSN: 17550912     EISSN: 17550920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550912.2010.522056     Document Type: Article

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