Public opinion and the democratic peace

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 849-865

  Tomz, Michael R ^a   Weeks, Jessica L P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84883614516     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055413000488     Document Type: Article

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