Second-Order Political Thinking: Compromise versus Populism

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Second-Order Political Thinking : Compromise versus Populism. / Rostbøll, Christian F.

In: Political Studies, Vol. 69, No. 3, 12.07.2021, p. 559-576.

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Rostbøll, CF 2021, 'Second-Order Political Thinking: Compromise versus Populism', Political Studies, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 559-576. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321720910171

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Rostbøll, C. F. (2021). Second-Order Political Thinking: Compromise versus Populism. Political Studies, 69(3), 559-576. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321720910171

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Rostbøll CF. Second-Order Political Thinking: Compromise versus Populism. Political Studies. 2021 Jul 12;69(3):559-576. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321720910171

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Rostbøll, Christian F. / Second-Order Political Thinking : Compromise versus Populism. In: Political Studies. 2021 ; Vol. 69, No. 3. pp. 559-576.

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