The microfoundations of mass polarization

Political Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-176

  Levendusky, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 65549157187     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpp003     Document Type: Article

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