Networks, contexts, and the combinatorial dynamics of democratic politics

Political Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 43-68

  Huckfeldt, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contexts; Networks; Opinion leaders; Social communication; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892899197     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12161     Document Type: Article

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