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- EIU Country Reports This link opens in a new windowUse Geography to navigate to a country. Find political information and reports.
- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowFind country reports and topical essays for each region. Includes recent history and government, plus statistical tables.
- Parties & Elections in EuropeDatabase of legislative election results from 100+ European countries. Charts present results by party / ideology over several cycles, with links to data for each country since 1945.
- Global Citizenship ObservatoryRobert Schuman Center - GLOBALCIT publishes databases, analyses, indicators and debates on citizenship status and electoral rights
Data & Statistics page of this guide provides additional sources.
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Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in EuropePublication Date: 2023Includes chapters for 19 specific European countries.
The Routledge Handbook of Far-Right Extremism in EuropePublication Date: 2023Includes chapters on 17 European countries, with references to additional sources.
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The Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in EuropePublication Date: 202240 country-specific chapters include Liechtenstein, with reference and statistics on national as well as local politics.
The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary AdministrationsPublication Date: 2023European context plus chapters for 37 specific countries.
The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European UnionPublication Date: 2022
Routledge Handbook of Gender and EU PoliticsPublication Date: 2021
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