The mindsets of political compromise

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1125-1143

  Gutmann, Amy ^a   Thompson, Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951789257     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592710003270     Document Type: Article

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