Agenda setting from the oval office: An experimental examination of presidential influence over the public agenda

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-41

  Villalobos, José D ^a   Sirin, Cigdem V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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EID: 84858249910     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edr017     Document Type: Article

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