Beyond the self: Social identity, altruism, and political participation

Journal of Politics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 813-827

  Fowler, James H ^a   Kam, Cindy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547397996     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2007.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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