The role of party activists in the evolution of the abortion issue

Political Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-377

  Carmines, Edward G ^a   Woods, James ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Campaign activists; Issue evolution, national convention delegates; Party activists

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036925703     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022510927796     Document Type: Review

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