A market of opinions: The political epistemology of focus groups

Sociological Review

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 130-151

  Lezaun, Javier ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548552906     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2007.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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