Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies

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Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies. / Vercesi, Michelangelo; Grimaldi, Selena.
SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations). Aufl. SAGE Publications Inc., 2019.

Publikation: Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere und BerichteAllg. ForschungsberichteForschung

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Vercesi, M & Grimaldi, S 2019 'Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies' SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations) Aufl., SAGE Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526492470

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Vercesi, M., & Grimaldi, S. (2019). Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies. (SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations) Aufl.) SAGE Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526492470

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Vercesi M, Grimaldi S. Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies. SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations) Aufl. SAGE Publications Inc. 2019 Mär. doi: 10.4135/9781526492470

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