The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries

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The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries. / Rapp, Carolin Hjort.

I: European Political Science Review, Bind 14, Nr. 3, 13.08.2022, s. 296-314.

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Rapp, CH 2022, 'The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries', European Political Science Review, bind 14, nr. 3, s. 296-314. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773922000200

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Rapp, C. H. (2022). The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries. European Political Science Review, 14(3), 296-314. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773922000200

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Rapp CH. The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries. European Political Science Review. 2022 aug. 13;14(3):296-314. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773922000200

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Rapp, Carolin Hjort. / The bond that binds or drives us apart? An empirical test of the national identity argument in three countries. I: European Political Science Review. 2022 ; Bind 14, Nr. 3. s. 296-314.

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