Turning personal experience into political attitudes: The effect of local weather on Americans' perceptions about global warming

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 796-809

  Egan, Patrick J ^a   Mullin, Megan ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864459022     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381612000448     Document Type: Article

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