The Public's Compass: Moral Conviction and Political Attitudes

American Politics Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 937-964

  Bloom, Pazit Ben Nun ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

morality; political attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884684106     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X13481842     Document Type: Article

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