The prime ministerialisation of the british prime minister

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 617-635

  Dowding, Keith ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84879608998     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gss007     Document Type: Article

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