Scandinavian Political Studies

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

FDITORS Sverkei Gustavsson Barn Holmstiom and Lars Nord Department ot Government Uppsala
Uni\ersit\ PO Box ->14 SL-7M 20 Uppsala Sweden (tel +46 18 471 Ml? fax +46 18 471 1409 email
Svcrkei Gustav sson a statsvet uu seoi Bain Holmstrom a statsvet uu seoi Lais Noid « statsvet uu se)
EDITORIAL BOARD Nina I Raaum (Chanman) limusit\ of Bu\-en Ragnhild Stolt-Nielsen (Secretary)
[iuuiv/i ufßtiKin Olatui Haldarson Innnsm ot hi land Mantia Sominen Lnntisin of Stockholm Jan
Sundberg I unusin of Hthmki Jacobiorhng L nnusit\ of Roskihk MattiWibeig Lnnuut) of Iwku

ADUSORY COMMITTEE Denmark Petei Bogason Roskihk I nnusin C mta Henning lorgensen 4alboit> Lnnasm Poul Erik Mounlzen i imtisits of Otluiu Finland llkka Heiskanen Limemn of Helsinki Voitto Helandei liiimi w/' ot Jmku Lauii kjnoiitn Abo Amdum KvostiPekonen I nnuut\ ofJ\uisk\lu Jukka of Miiiu^iimiit Knut Heidar trauiwn ot Oslo Stem Kuhnle Imu/wn of Bu^ai OlaListhaug TheNonuvan limn sin ot Saum and Tnhnolut>i lumdhum Harald Sætren lima sin of Beigen Sweden Erik Amna L fi/M i wi\ of (~)} (.hf o Sten Bcigluiid L m\ tf \if\ of 0> ibi o Ole F lust rom L,iiimi sit\ of Lund Leif Lew in L w\ (?i sit\ Stenelo lima sin of Lund

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ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING This journal is abstracted indexed in ABC POLSCI Current Contents/ Social and Behawoial Sciences (1994 ) Histoncal Abstiacts Pail A Modern Histoiv Abstracts International CuiiLiit \\wu_cne^s SL.i\iLtis Intenititiondl liibliotiuphv of the Socuil Sciences IBR (Inteintitiondl Bibhogrdph\ ol Book Rcvicv\s); IBZ {Interniiiionul Bibhogrciphv of Periodical Liteidture) lnteinutioiitil Political Sliciicc Abstracts; Norsk Tidsskriftartikler: Science Culture. Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstiacts (SOPOD^MW^O I Social Sciences Citation Inde\(l9y4 ) Sociological Abstracts (1992 > Studies on Women AbMiicts

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