Ideological conflict and polarization: A social psychological perspective

Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution: A Social Psychological Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 145-174

  Krochik, Margarita ^a   Jost, John T ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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