The future of field experiments in international relations

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 628, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-84

  Hyde, Susan D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy promotion; Field experiments in international relations; International cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649250241     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209351513     Document Type: Article

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