The human dimension of elections

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-522

  Hall, Thad E ^a   Monson, J Q ^b   Patterson, Kelly D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections and voting behavior; Public administration; Public opinion and political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249110830     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912908324870     Document Type: Article

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