The Irish General Election of February 2016: Towards a New Politics or an Early Election?

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The Irish General Election of February 2016 : Towards a New Politics or an Early Election? / Little, Conor.

In: West European Politics, Vol. 40, No. 2, 12, 2017, p. 479-488.

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Little, C 2017, 'The Irish General Election of February 2016: Towards a New Politics or an Early Election?', West European Politics, vol. 40, no. 2, 12, pp. 479-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1216507

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Little, C. (2017). The Irish General Election of February 2016: Towards a New Politics or an Early Election? West European Politics, 40(2), 479-488. [12]. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1216507

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Little C. The Irish General Election of February 2016: Towards a New Politics or an Early Election? West European Politics. 2017;40(2):479-488. 12. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1216507

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Little, Conor. / The Irish General Election of February 2016 : Towards a New Politics or an Early Election?. In: West European Politics. 2017 ; Vol. 40, No. 2. pp. 479-488.

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