Explaining regionalist party positioning in a multi-dimensional ideological space: A framework for analysis

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 501-531

  Massetti, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy secession; European integration; Ideology; Left right; Regionalist parties

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040379446     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560903310246     Document Type: Article

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