The Life and Death of New Political Parties in the Low Countries

West European Politics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 257-277

  Beyens, Stefanie ^a   Lucardie, Paul ^a   Deschouwer, Kris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Low Countries; ; new parties; ; party organisation; ; party survival; ; QCA

Indexed keywords

PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

BELGIUM; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84957725617     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2015.1066589     Document Type: Article

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