Scandinavian Political Studies

A journal published for the Nordic Political Science Association:
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

EDITORS Sten Berglund and Göran Djupsund, Åbo Academy
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Steve Lindberg, Åbo Academy

EDITORIAL BOARD Finn Bruun (Chairman), University of Aarhus; Kurt Klaudi Klausen (Secretary), University of Odense; Lars Bille, University of Copenhagen; Jan Åke Dellenbrant, University of Umeå; Jan Erik Grindheim, University of Bergen; Dag Ingvar Jacobsen, Agder Distriktshögskole; Dag Anckar, Åbo Academy; Jan Sundberg, University of Helsinki; Rune Premfors, University of Stockholm; Gunnar H. Kristinsson, University of Iceland

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Denmark - Peter Bogason, Roskilde University Center; Hennig Jørgensen, Aalborg University Center; Poul Erik Mouritzen, University of Odense; Lise Togeby, University of Aarhus. Finland - Sten Berglund, Abo Academy; Ilkka Heiskanen, University of Helsinki; Voitto Helander, University of Turku; Lauri Karvonen, Åbo Academy; Kyösti Pekonen, University of Jyväskyla; Jukka Paastela University of Tampere. Norway - Nils Aarsæther, University of Tromsö; Kjell Eliassen, Norwegian School of Management; Knut Heidar, University of Oslo; Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen; Ola Listhaug, University of Trondheim; Harald Sætren, University of Bergen. Sweden - Erik Amnå. University of Örebro; Jan Åke Dellenbrant, University of Umeå; Ole Elgström, University of Lund; Leif Lewin, University of Uppsala; Rutger Lindahl, University of Gothenburg; Rune Premfors, University of Stockholm; Lars Göran Stenelo, University of Lund

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Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in ABC POL SCI; Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences (1994-); Historical Abstracts Part A: Modern History Abstracts; International Current Awareness Services; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews); IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature); International Political Science Abstracts; Norsk Tidsskriftartikler; Science Culture. Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA) (1992-); Social Sciences Citation Index (1994-); Sociological Abstracts (1992-); Studies on Women Abstracts.

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