Vox pop & polls: The impact of poll results and voter statements in the media on the perception of a climate of opinion

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-181

  Daschmann, Gregor ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0039591345     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/12.2.160     Document Type: Article

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