Neighborhood information exchange and voter participation: An experimental study

American Political Science Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-248

  Großer, Jens ^a   Schram, Arthur ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33746067463     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055406062137     Document Type: Article

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