Does the content of political appeals matter in motivating participation? A field experiment on self-disclosure in political appeals

Political Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-116

  Han, Hahrie C ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canvassing; Field experiment; Political appeals; Political participation; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349198358     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-008-9066-9     Document Type: Article

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