Euro-scepticism and radical right-wing voting in Europe, 2002-2008: Social cleavages, socio-political attitudes and contextual characteristics determining voting for the radical right

European Union Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-205

  Werts, Han ^a   Scheepers, Peer ^a   Lubbers, Marcel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Euro scepticism; radical right; voting behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877806893     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116512469287     Document Type: Article

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