Does political knowledge erode party attachments?: A review of the cognitive mobilization thesis

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-260

  Albright, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleavages; Cognitive mobilization; Dealignment; Election studies; Party identification

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ELECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MASS MEDIA; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL THEORY;

EID: 67349086137     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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