The contemporary contradictions of egalitarianism: An empirical analysis of the relationship between the old and new left/right alignments

European Political Science Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-239

  Elchardus, Mark ^a   Spruyt, Bram ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

education; socio political attitudes; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011457210     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773911000178     Document Type: Article

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