Explaining Explanations: How Legislators Explain their Policy Positions and How Citizens React

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 724-743

  Grose, Christian R ^a   Malhotra, Neil ^b   Parks Van Houweling, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84933506360     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12164     Document Type: Article

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