Beyond liberals and conservatives to political genotypes and phenotypes

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Alford, John R ^a   Funk, Carolyn L ^b   Hibbing, John R ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 44949145174     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592708080638     Document Type: Review

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