The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 841-857

  Blinder, Scott ^a   Ford, Robert ^b   Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 84885429624     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12030     Document Type: Article

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