A cross-national analysis of party switching

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-141

  O'Brien, Diana Z ^a   Shomer, Yael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84872540164     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: 19399162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lsq.12005     Document Type: Article

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