Do television debates in multiparty systems affect viewers? A quasi-experimental study with first-time voters

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-135

  Aalberg, Toril ^a   Jenssen, Anders Todal ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 33847124900     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2007.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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