The lasting effect of civic talk on civic participation: Evidence from a panel study

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2353-2375

  Klofstad, Casey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 78049314648     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0047     Document Type: Article

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