Scandinavian Political Studies

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

EDITORS Erik Albæk and Lise Togeby, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Universitetsparken,
DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Phone: +45 8942 1133. Fax: +45 8613 9839. Email: alb@ps.au.dk or
Hogeby@ps.au.dk

COPY EDITOR AND SECRETARY Annette B. Andersen, University of Aarhus

EDITORIAL BOARD Jan Sundberg (Chairman), University of Helsinki; Stefan Sjöblom (Secretary), Swedish School of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki; Dag Anckar, Åbo Academy; Finn Bruun, University of Aarhus; Tore Hansen, University of Oslo; Christer Jönsson, University of Lund; Gunnar H. Kristinsson, University of Iceland; Maria Oskarson, University of Gothenburg; Steen Sauerberg, University of Copenhagen; Inger Stigen, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Denmark - Peter Bogason, Roskilde University Center; Henning Jørgensen, Aalborg University; Poul Erik Mouritzen, University of Odense. Finland - Sten Berglund, Åbo Academy; Ilkka Heiskanen, University of Helsinki; Voitto Helander, University of Turku; Lauri Karvonen, Åbo Academy; Kyösti Pekonen, University ofjyväskyla; Jukka Paastela, University of Tampere. Norway -Nils Aarsæther, University ofTromsø; Kjell Eliassen, Norwegian School of Management; Knut Heidar, University of Oslo; Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen; Ola Listhaug, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim; Harald Sætren, University of Bergen. Sweden - Erik Amnå, University of Örebro; 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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