How balanced discussion shapes knowledge, public perceptions, and attitudes: A case study of deliberation on the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Journal of Public Deliberation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Gastil, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude integration; Balanced discussion; Conversation; Deliberation; Los Alamos

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646345573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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