Twice the trouble: Twinning and the cost of voting

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Twice the trouble : Twinning and the cost of voting. / Dahlgaard, Jens Olav; Hansen, Kasper M.

I: Journal of Politics, Bind 83, Nr. 3, 2021, s. 1173-1177.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

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Dahlgaard, JO & Hansen, KM 2021, 'Twice the trouble: Twinning and the cost of voting', Journal of Politics, bind 83, nr. 3, s. 1173-1177.

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Dahlgaard, J. O., & Hansen, K. M. (2021). Twice the trouble: Twinning and the cost of voting. Journal of Politics, 83(3), 1173-1177.

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Dahlgaard JO, Hansen KM. Twice the trouble: Twinning and the cost of voting. Journal of Politics. 2021;83(3):1173-1177.

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Dahlgaard, Jens Olav ; Hansen, Kasper M. / Twice the trouble : Twinning and the cost of voting. I: Journal of Politics. 2021 ; Bind 83, Nr. 3. s. 1173-1177.

Bibtex

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