"Citizenship matters": Lessons from the Irish citizenship referendum

American Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 575-599

  Mancini, J M ^a   Finlay, Graham ^a  

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EID: 70450073471     PISSN: 00030678     EISSN: 10806490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aq.0.0034     Document Type: Review

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