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Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?

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Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional? / Vercesi, Michelangelo.
In: Modern Italy, Vol. 20, No. 4, 11.2015, p. 395-410.

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Vercesi, M 2015, 'Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?', Modern Italy, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 395-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532944.2015.1094733

APA

Vercesi, M. (2015). Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional? Modern Italy, 20(4), 395-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532944.2015.1094733

Vancouver

Vercesi M. Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional? Modern Italy. 2015 Nov;20(4):395-410. doi: 10.1080/13532944.2015.1094733

Bibtex

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