Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies

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Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies. / Ibenskas, Raimondas; Polk, Jonathan Thomas.

In: Political Studies, Vol. 70, No. 4, 2022, p. 919-938.

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Ibenskas, R & Polk, JT 2022, 'Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies', Political Studies, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 919-938. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321721993635

APA

Ibenskas, R., & Polk, J. T. (2022). Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies. Political Studies, 70(4), 919-938. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321721993635

Vancouver

Ibenskas R, Polk JT. Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies. Political Studies. 2022;70(4):919-938. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321721993635

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Ibenskas, Raimondas ; Polk, Jonathan Thomas. / Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion in Young Democracies. In: Political Studies. 2022 ; Vol. 70, No. 4. pp. 919-938.

Bibtex

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