The struggle over dimensionality: A note on theory and empirics

European Union Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-193

  de Vries, Catherine E ^a,b   Marks, Gary ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84868656060     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116511435712     Document Type: Article

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