"I disrespectfully agree": The differential effects of partisan sorting on social and issue polarization

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 128-145

  Mason, Lilliana ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921030885     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12089     Document Type: Article

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