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How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity. / Seeberg, Henrik Bech.
I: West European Politics, Bind 43, Nr. 6, 09.2020, s. 1238-1261.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Seeberg, HB 2020, 'How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity', West European Politics, bind 43, nr. 6, s. 1238-1261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1663087

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Seeberg, H. B. (2020). How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity. West European Politics, 43(6), 1238-1261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1663087

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Seeberg HB. 2020. How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity. West European Politics. 43(6):1238-1261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1663087

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Seeberg, Henrik Bech. "How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity". West European Politics. 2020, 43(6). 1238-1261. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1663087

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Seeberg HB. How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity. West European Politics. 2020 sep.;43(6):1238-1261. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2019.1663087

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Seeberg, Henrik Bech. / How political parties’ issue ownerships reduce to spatial proximity. I: West European Politics. 2020 ; Bind 43, Nr. 6. s. 1238-1261.

Bibtex

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