Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity

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Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity. / Rasmussen, Anne; Carroll, Brendan; Lowery, David.

In: European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 53, No. 2, 3, 05.2014, p. 250-268.

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Rasmussen, A, Carroll, B & Lowery, D 2014, 'Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity', European Journal of Political Research, vol. 53, no. 2, 3, pp. 250-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12036

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Rasmussen, A., Carroll, B., & Lowery, D. (2014). Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity. European Journal of Political Research, 53(2), 250-268. [3]. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12036

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Rasmussen A, Carroll B, Lowery D. Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity. European Journal of Political Research. 2014 May;53(2):250-268. 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12036

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Rasmussen, Anne ; Carroll, Brendan ; Lowery, David. / Representatives of the Public? Public Opinion and Interests Group Activity. In: European Journal of Political Research. 2014 ; Vol. 53, No. 2. pp. 250-268.

Bibtex

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