Why the democratic nation-state is still legitimate: A study of media discourses

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-515

  Hurrelmann, Achim ^b   Krell LaluhovÁ, Zuzana ^c   Nullmeier, Frank ^a   Schneider, Steffen ^a   Wiesner, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

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EID: 66149173408     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2009.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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