Exploring the bases of Partisanship in the American electorate: Social identity vs. ideology

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Abramowitz, Alan I ^a   Saunders, Kyle L ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 33749658967     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290605900201     Document Type: Review

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