Who governs Britain - Democracy in action? Directly Elected Mayors in England
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عنوان ژورنال: Mémoire(s), identité(s), marginalité(s) dans le monde occidental contemporain
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1951-6789
DOI: 10.4000/mimmoc.2288