Gender and political advertising across cultures: A comparison of male and female political advertising in Finland and the US

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-154

  Carlson, Tom ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Campaign strategies; Candidate gender; Election campaigns; Female candidates; Political advertising

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035531701     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323101016002001     Document Type: Article

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