Civic engagement and civic attitudes in cross-national perspective: Introduction to the symposium

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Stolle, Dietlind ^a   Howard, Marc Morjé ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38849164290     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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