Gender, Diversity, and Methods in Political Science: A Theory of Selection and Survival Biases

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 811-823

  Shames, Shauna L ^a   Wise, Tess ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016768677     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104909651700066X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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