Constitution or Competence? The SNP's Re-election in 2011

Political Studies

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 158-178

  Johns, Robert ^a   Mitchell, James ^b   Carman, Christopher J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Scottish National Party; Scottish Parliament; Valence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875282649     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.12016     Document Type: Article

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