The politicization of world politics and its effects: Eight propositions

European Political Science Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-71

  Zürn, Michael ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleavages; Democracy; Domestic politics; International institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897824965     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773912000276     Document Type: Article

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