Do voters have a cue? Television advertisements as a source of information in citizen-initiated referendum campaigns

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 777-793

  Bowler, Shaun ^a   Donovan, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036815460     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.t01-1-00031     Document Type: Article

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