Network Diversity and Vote Choice: Women's Social Ties and Left Voting in Canada

Politics and Gender

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-177

  Gidengil, Elisabeth ^a,c   Harell, Allison ^a,c   Erickson, Bonnie H ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 51249158354     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X07000013     Document Type: Article

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