Anchoring political preferences: The structural bases of stable electoral decisions and political attitudes in Britain

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-321

  Zuckerman, Alan S ^a   Kotler Berkowitz, Laurence A ^a   Swaine, Lucas A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220053     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00384     Document Type: Article

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