Election night's alright for fighting: The role of emotions in political participation

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-170

  Valentino, Nicholas A ^a   Brader, Ted ^a   Groenendyk, Eric W ^b   Gregorowicz, Krysha ^a   Hutchings, Vincent L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 79951758057     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000939     Document Type: Article

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