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2 - Redistricting and Polarization

from PART I - POLARIZATION AMONG VOTERS AND ACTIVISTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

Micah Altman
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Michael McDonald
Affiliation:
University of Florida
James A. Thurber
Affiliation:
American University, Washington DC
Antoine Yoshinaka
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Buffalo
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American Gridlock
The Sources, Character, and Impact of Political Polarization
, pp. 45 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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