State responses to ‘Ethnic Riots’ in liberal democracies: Evidence from Western Europe

European Political Science Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-295

  Bleich, Erik ^a   Caeiro, Carolina ^b   Luehrman, Sarah ^c  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Britain; Europe; France; political violence; riot

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011452694     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773910000032     Document Type: Article

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