Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns

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Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns. / Gattermann, Katjana; Marquart, Franziska.

I: European Union Politics, Bind 21, Nr. 4, 01.12.2020, s. 612-633.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Gattermann, K & Marquart, F 2020, 'Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns', European Union Politics, bind 21, nr. 4, s. 612-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520938148

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Gattermann, K., & Marquart, F. (2020). Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns. European Union Politics, 21(4), 612-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520938148

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Gattermann K, Marquart F. Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns. European Union Politics. 2020 dec. 1;21(4):612-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520938148

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Gattermann, Katjana ; Marquart, Franziska. / Do Spitzenkandidaten really make a difference? An experiment on the effectiveness of personalized European Parliament election campaigns. I: European Union Politics. 2020 ; Bind 21, Nr. 4. s. 612-633.

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