The party politics of youth citizenship and democratic engagement

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-161

  Mycock, Andrew ^a   Tonge, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84555195056     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsr053     Document Type: Article

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