Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Government and Opposition

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-371

  Albertazzi, Daniele ^a   Mueller, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011436427     PISSN: 0017257X     EISSN: 14777053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/gov.2013.12     Document Type: Article

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