Does Holding Beliefs with Conviction Prevent Policy Actors from Adopting a Compromising Attitude?

Political Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-642

  Montpetit, Éric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology policy; Experts; Polarization; Policy compromise; Purposive and material beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865863455     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2011.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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