Attitudes towards Immigration: The Role of Personal Predispositions

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Attitudes towards Immigration : The Role of Personal Predispositions. / Dinesen, Peter Thisted; Klemmensen, Robert; Nørgaard, Asbjørn Sonne.

I: Political Psychology, Bind 37, Nr. 1, 4, 02.2016, s. 55-72.

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Dinesen, PT, Klemmensen, R & Nørgaard, AS 2016, 'Attitudes towards Immigration: The Role of Personal Predispositions', Political Psychology, bind 37, nr. 1, 4, s. 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12220

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Dinesen, P. T., Klemmensen, R., & Nørgaard, A. S. (2016). Attitudes towards Immigration: The Role of Personal Predispositions. Political Psychology, 37(1), 55-72. [4]. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12220

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Dinesen PT, Klemmensen R, Nørgaard AS. Attitudes towards Immigration: The Role of Personal Predispositions. Political Psychology. 2016 feb.;37(1):55-72. 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12220

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Dinesen, Peter Thisted ; Klemmensen, Robert ; Nørgaard, Asbjørn Sonne. / Attitudes towards Immigration : The Role of Personal Predispositions. I: Political Psychology. 2016 ; Bind 37, Nr. 1. s. 55-72.

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