The proximity and the directional theories of issue voting: Comparative results for the USA and Germany

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-29

  Krämer, Jürgen ^a   Rattinger, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 0031195348     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00329     Document Type: Review

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