Methodological conundrums in spiral of silence research

The Spiral of Silence: New Perspectives on Communication and Public Opinion

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 54-64

  Matthes, Jörg ^a   Hayes, Andrew F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84906409851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203125007     Document Type: Chapter

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