Hearing the silence: The spiral of silence, parties and the media

Media, Culture & Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-131

  Sparrow, Nick ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ICM Research   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990341418     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344397019001009     Document Type: Article

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