Opposition coalitions and democratization by election

Government and Opposition

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-32

  Wahman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84876035516     PISSN: 0017257X     EISSN: 14777053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/gov.2012.5     Document Type: Article

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