Indirect mobilization: The social consequences of party contacts in an election campaign

American Politics Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-443

  McClurg, Scott D ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Illinois University   (United States)

Author keywords

Party mobilization; Political participation; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042592142     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03260581     Document Type: Article

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