Methodological individualism and holism in political science: A reconciliation

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 629-643

  List, Christian ^a   Spiekermann, Kai ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896962355     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055413000373     Document Type: Article

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