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Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps. / Bisgaard, Martin; Slothuus, Rune.
In: American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 62, No. 2, 2018, p. 456–469.

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Harvard

Bisgaard, M & Slothuus, R 2018, 'Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps', American Journal of Political Science, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 456–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12349

APA

Bisgaard, M., & Slothuus, R. (2018). Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps. American Journal of Political Science, 62(2), 456–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12349

CBE

Bisgaard M, Slothuus R. 2018. Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps. American Journal of Political Science. 62(2):456–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12349

MLA

Bisgaard, Martin and Rune Slothuus. "Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps". American Journal of Political Science. 2018, 62(2). 456–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12349

Vancouver

Bisgaard M, Slothuus R. Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps. American Journal of Political Science. 2018;62(2):456–469. doi: 10.1111/ajps.12349

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Bisgaard, Martin ; Slothuus, Rune. / Partisan Elites as Culprits? How Party Cues Shape Partisan Perceptual Gaps. In: American Journal of Political Science. 2018 ; Vol. 62, No. 2. pp. 456–469.

Bibtex

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