The efficacy gap and political participation: When political influence fails to meet expectations

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-455

  McCluskey, Michael R ^a   Deshpande, Sameer ^b   Shah, Dhavan V ^c   McLeod, Douglas M ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 9344268789     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh038     Document Type: Review

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