Validity and systematicity of newspaper data in event analysis

European Sociological Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-322

  Barranco, José ^a   Wisler, Dominique ^a  

^a Department of Political Science ^*  (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033247095     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018265     Document Type: Article

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