Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting.

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Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting. / Fieldhouse, Edward; Cutts, David.

In: British Journal of Political Science, 17.06.2020.

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Fieldhouse, E & Cutts, D 2020, 'Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting.', British Journal of Political Science. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000058

APA

Fieldhouse, E., & Cutts, D. (2020). Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting. British Journal of Political Science. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000058

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Fieldhouse E, Cutts D. Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting. British Journal of Political Science. 2020 Jun 17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000058

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Fieldhouse, Edward ; Cutts, David. / Do as I say or do as I do? How social relationships shape the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms of voting. In: British Journal of Political Science. 2020.

Bibtex

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