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Political hypocrisy

The effect of political scandals on candidate evaluations

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ID9536760
AuthorsYosef Bhatti (0000-0002-8112-486X, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Kristine M Hansen (0000-0002-8286-4771, University of Copenhagen), Kasper M Hansen, Anne Lisbeth Olsen (0000-0002-7365-6161, University of Copenhagen), Asmus Leth Olsen
Year2013
Volume48
Issue4
Pages408-428
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Politica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/ap.2013.6
OpenAlexW1978961576
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited43

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