Political Culture Paradigm

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Political Culture Paradigm. / Welzel, Christian Peter (Contributor).
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. ed. / William R. Thompson. Vol. 1 1. ed. New York / USA: Oxford University Press, 2016. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias).

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Harvard

Welzel, CP 2016, Political Culture Paradigm. in W R. Thompson (ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. 1 edn, vol. 1, Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Oxford University Press, New York / USA. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.67

APA

Welzel, C. P. (2016). Political Culture Paradigm. In W. R. Thompson (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics (1 ed., Vol. 1). (Oxford Research Encyclopedias). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.67

Vancouver

Welzel CP. Political Culture Paradigm. In R. Thompson W, editor, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. 1 ed. Vol. 1. New York / USA: Oxford University Press. 2016. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias). doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.67

Bibtex

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