Political parties and voter privacy: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States in comparative perspective

First Monday

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Howard, Philip N ^a   Kreiss, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650014745     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v15i12.2975     Document Type: Article

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