‘This time I’m (not) voting’: A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections

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‘This time I’m (not) voting’ : A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections. / Marquart, Franziska; Goldberg, Andreas C.; de Vreese, Claes H.

I: European Union Politics, Bind 21, Nr. 4, 01.12.2020, s. 680-705.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Marquart, F, Goldberg, AC & de Vreese, CH 2020, '‘This time I’m (not) voting’: A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections', European Union Politics, bind 21, nr. 4, s. 680-705. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520943670

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Marquart, F., Goldberg, A. C., & de Vreese, C. H. (2020). ‘This time I’m (not) voting’: A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections. European Union Politics, 21(4), 680-705. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520943670

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Marquart F, Goldberg AC, de Vreese CH. ‘This time I’m (not) voting’: A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections. European Union Politics. 2020 dec. 1;21(4):680-705. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116520943670

Author

Marquart, Franziska ; Goldberg, Andreas C. ; de Vreese, Claes H. / ‘This time I’m (not) voting’ : A comprehensive overview of campaign factors influencing turnout at European Parliament elections. I: European Union Politics. 2020 ; Bind 21, Nr. 4. s. 680-705.

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