The politics of threat: How terrorism news shapes foreign policy attitudes

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-483

  Gadarian, Shana Kushner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77951222215     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609990910     Document Type: Article

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