Review article: Comparative political science and the study of education

British Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 413-443

  Busemeyer, Marius R ^a,b   Trampusch, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 82455246352     PISSN: 00071234     EISSN: 14692112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123410000517     Document Type: Review

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