Electoral inquiry the use of the encompassing principle to resolve empirical controversies in voting behavior: An application to voter sophistication in congressional elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-398

  Granato, Jim ^a   Suzuki, Motoshi ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY SUPPORT; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0030435425     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0261-3794(95)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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