Electoral systems, party mobilization and turnout: Evidence from the European parliamentary elections

British Elections & Parties Review

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 162-175

  Karp, Jeffrey A ^a   Bowler, Shaun ^b   Banducci, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84906527396     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203495209     Document Type: Chapter

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