The (Partisan) role of the press in direct democratic campaigns: Evidence from a swiss vote on European integration

Swiss Political Science Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-304

  Tresch, Anke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; Editorial slant; Framing; Media coverage; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866362596     PISSN: 14247755     EISSN: 16626370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1662-6370.2012.02073.x     Document Type: Review

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