Gender, Candidate Portrayals and Election Campaigns: A Comparative Perspective

Politics and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-392

  Kittilson, Miki Caul ^a   Fridkin, Kim ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69849128140     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X08000330     Document Type: Article

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