Vote recall: A panel study on the mechanisms that explain vote recall inconsistency

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-40

  Van Elsas, Erika J ^a,b   Lubbe, Rozemarijn ^b   Van Der Meer, Tom W G ^a   Van Der Brug, Wouter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EenVandaag Opiniepanel   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84898997594     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edt031     Document Type: Article

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