A field experiment on the effects of negative campaign mail on voter turnout in a Municipal election

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-210

  Niven, David ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749680344     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290605900203     Document Type: Article

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