Determinants of human rights attitudes and behavior: A comparison and integration of psychological perspectives

Political Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-469

  Cohrs, J Christopher ^a   Maes, Jürgen ^b   Moschner, Barbara ^c   Kielmann, Sven ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Human rights; Military intervention; Political attitudes; Political behavior; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547304079     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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