Assumed transmission in political science: A call for bringing description back in

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1065-1080

  Althaus, Scott L ^a   Swigger, Nathaniel ^b   Chernykh, Svitlana ^c   Hendry, David J ^a   Wals, Sergio C ^d   Tiwald, Christopher ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e Quality Assurance Manager   (United States)

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EID: 83755161565     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000788     Document Type: Article

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