The media, polls and political process: The case of Finland

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-238

  Suhonen, Pertti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Democracy; Finland; Politics; Polls; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286184     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323197012002004     Document Type: Article

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