Lingering Debates and Innovative Advances: The State of Public Opinion Research

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 61-76

  Mullinix, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; INNOVATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 79952511825     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00389_5.x     Document Type: Article

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