Antiwar knowledge and generalized political attitudes as determinants of attitude toward the Kosovo war

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-155

  Cohrs, J Christopher ^a   Moschner, Barbara ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; MILITARY INTERVENTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WAR;

EID: 0036972852     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327949PAC0802_03     Document Type: Article

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