Porous networks and overlapping contexts: Methodological challenges in the study of social communication and political behavior

The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 346-364

  McClurg, Scott D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84869168554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203938669     Document Type: Chapter

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