Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland.

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Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland. / Little, Conor.

In: Irish Political Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2017, p. 199-223.

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Little, C 2017, 'Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland.', Irish Political Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 199-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2017.1297800

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Little, C. (2017). Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland. Irish Political Studies, 32(2), 199-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2017.1297800

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Little C. Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland. Irish Political Studies. 2017;32(2):199-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2017.1297800

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Little, Conor. / Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals. The case of political parties’ climate policy preferences in Ireland. In: Irish Political Studies. 2017 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 199-223.

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