The Social Democratic Party: From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism

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The Social Democratic Party : From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism. / Mariager, Rasmus Mølgaard; Olesen, Niels Wium.

The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics. ed. / Peter Munk Christiansen; Jørgen Elklit; Peter Nedergaard. Oxford University Press, 2020. p. 278-295.

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Harvard

Mariager, RM & Olesen, NW 2020, The Social Democratic Party: From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism. in PM Christiansen, J Elklit & P Nedergaard (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics. Oxford University Press, pp. 278-295. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198833598.013.22

APA

Mariager, R. M., & Olesen, N. W. (2020). The Social Democratic Party: From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism. In P. M. Christiansen, J. Elklit, & P. Nedergaard (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics (pp. 278-295). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198833598.013.22

Vancouver

Mariager RM, Olesen NW. The Social Democratic Party: From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism. In Christiansen PM, Elklit J, Nedergaard P, editors, The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics. Oxford University Press. 2020. p. 278-295 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198833598.013.22

Author

Mariager, Rasmus Mølgaard ; Olesen, Niels Wium. / The Social Democratic Party : From Exponent of Societal Change to Pragmatic Conservatism. The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics. editor / Peter Munk Christiansen ; Jørgen Elklit ; Peter Nedergaard. Oxford University Press, 2020. pp. 278-295

Bibtex

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