Expertise and Bias in Political Communication Networks

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 357-373

  Ahn, T K ^a   Huckfeldt, Robert ^b   Mayer, Alexander K ^c   Ryan, John Barry ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c not available   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875949332     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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