Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality

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Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality. / Harder, Mette Marie Staehr.

In: Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 40, No. 4, 12.12.2017, p. 434-456.

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Harder, MMS 2017, 'Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality', Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 434-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12102

APA

Harder, M. M. S. (2017). Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality. Scandinavian Political Studies, 40(4), 434-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12102

Vancouver

Harder MMS. Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality. Scandinavian Political Studies. 2017 Dec 12;40(4):434-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.12102

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Harder, Mette Marie Staehr. / Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Design: The Case of the Danish Committee on Gender Equality. In: Scandinavian Political Studies. 2017 ; Vol. 40, No. 4. pp. 434-456.

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