Complexity in the European party space: Exploring dimensionality with experts

European Union Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-245

  Bakker, Ryan ^a   Jolly, Seth ^b   Polk, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dimensionality; European politics; expert surveys; party politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868656098     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116512436995     Document Type: Article

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