The design effects of voting advice applications: Comparing methods of calculating matches

Acta Politica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 286-312

  Louwerse, Tom ^a   Rosema, Martin ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

e democracy; election; political party; spatial model; voting advice application

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904999101     PISSN: 00016810     EISSN: 17411416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ap.2013.30     Document Type: Article

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