Revisiting electoral volatility in post-communist countries: New data, new results and new approaches

British Journal of Political Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-147

  Powell, Eleanor Neff ^a   Tucker, Joshua A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881515437     PISSN: 00071234     EISSN: 14692112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123412000531     Document Type: Article

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