Ethnic diversity and social capital in Europe: Tests of putnam's thesis in European countries

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-142

  Gesthuizen, Maurice ^a   Van Der Meer, Tom ^b   Scheepers, Peer ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 65349158282     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2008.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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