Intra-party politics at the trans-national level: Party switching in the European Parliament

Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 205-225

  McElroy, Gail ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84874094684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889220     Document Type: Chapter

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