Charismatic communication skill, media legitimacy, and electoral success

Journal of Political Marketing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-24

  Sheafer, Tamir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Candidate quality; Charisma; Media effects; Media skills; Political campaigns; Political communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849116416     PISSN: 15377857     EISSN: 15377865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377850802063983     Document Type: Article

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