You just made it: Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation

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You just made it : Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation. / Dahlgaard, Jens Olav.

I: Electoral Studies, Bind 44, 12.2016, s. 319-328.

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Dahlgaard, JO 2016, 'You just made it: Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation', Electoral Studies, bind 44, s. 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.09.004

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Dahlgaard, J. O. (2016). You just made it: Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation. Electoral Studies, 44, 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.09.004

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Dahlgaard JO. You just made it: Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation. Electoral Studies. 2016 dec.;44:319-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.09.004

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Dahlgaard, Jens Olav. / You just made it : Individual incumbency advantage under Proportional Representation. I: Electoral Studies. 2016 ; Bind 44. s. 319-328.

Bibtex

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