The other side of optimism: High expectations and the rejection of status quo politics

Political Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-88

  Niven, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034343642     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006642501693     Document Type: Article

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