Professors and their politics: The policy views of social scientists

Critical Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 257-303

  Klein, Daniel B ^a,b   Stern, Charlotta ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jönköping University and Ratio Institute Stockholm   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 33748947146     PISSN: 08913811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08913810508443640     Document Type: Review

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