When does diversity erode trust? Neighborhood diversity, interpersonal trust and the mediating effect of social interactions

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-75

  Stolle, Dietlind ^a   Soroka, Stuart ^a   Johnston, Richard ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 38849153583     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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