Exploiting the cracks: Wedge issues in multiparty competition

Journal of Politics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 986-999

  Van De Wardt, Marc ^a   De Vries, Catherine E ^b   Hobolt, Sara B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911451676     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381614000565     Document Type: Article

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