Exit, Voice, and Cyclicality: A Micrologic of Midterm Effects in European Parliament Elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 907-922

  Weber, Till ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 80054043314     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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