Why do so many people vote 'unnaturally'? A cultural explanation for voting behaviour

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-92

  Achterberg, Peter ^a,b   Houtman, Dick ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33645033203     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2005.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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