Individual-level predictors of public outspokenness: A test of the spiral of silence theory in Singapore

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-412

  Willnat, Lars ^a   Lee, Waipeng ^b   Detenber, Benjamin H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0036450170     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/14.4.391     Document Type: Article

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