Fear and Loathing across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 690-707

  Iyengar, Shanto ^a   Westwood, Sean J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84933670719     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12152     Document Type: Article

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