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Ideological Flexibility and Electoral Success: An Analysis of Irish Party Competition

Sean McGrawDepartment of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 461-482 | Published online: 23 Oct 2015

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