Time bomb?: The dynamic effect of news and symbols on the political identity of European citizens

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1498-1536

  Bruter, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; European Union; Experiment; Identity; Media; Panel study; Symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350625268     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414009332465     Document Type: Article

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