Party proliferation and electoral transition in post-Mubarak Egypt

Journal of North African Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 555-571

  Tavana, Daniel L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; elections; Freedom and Justice Party; Muslim Brotherhood; parliament; People's Assembly; political parties; SCAF; Shura Council

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ETHNOPOLITICS; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL REFORM;

EGYPT;

EID: 84859123908     PISSN: 13629387     EISSN: 17439345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629387.2011.639142     Document Type: Article

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