The Participatory Effects of Redistricting

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1006-1023

  Hayes, Danny ^a   McKee, Seth C ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 70349317272     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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