Deliberative and participatory democracy? Ideological strength and the processes leading from deliberation to political engagement

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-180

  Wojcieszak, Magdalena E ^a   Baek, Young Min ^b   Carpini, Michael X Delli ^b  

^a IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77953242552     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edp050     Document Type: Article

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