The implications of transitions in the voluntary sector for civic engagement: A case study of association mobilization around the 2000 presidential Campaign

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-80

  Sobieraj, Sarah ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645117860     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2006.00144.x     Document Type: Review

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