Party group switching in the european parliament

Political Parties and Legislative Party Switching

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 147-172

  McElroy, Gail ^a   Benoit, Kenneth ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 85014341217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230622555_6     Document Type: Chapter

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