Deliberation and opinion change: Evidence from a deliberative mini-public in finland

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-60

  Himmelroos, Staffan ^a   Christensen, Henrik Serup ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NONE

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EID: 84894038575     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12013     Document Type: Article

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