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Field Experiments on Gender: Where the Personal and Political Collide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2022

Alexandra C. Hartman
Affiliation:
University College London, UK
Sarah Khan
Affiliation:
Yale University, USA
Milli Lake
Affiliation:
London School of Economics, UK
Sabrina Karim
Affiliation:
Cornell University, USA
Ali Cheema
Affiliation:
Lahore University of Management Sciences and Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, Pakistan
Asad Liaqat
Affiliation:
Independent Researcher, USA
Shandana Khan Mohmand
Affiliation:
Institute of Development Studies, UK

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Type
Field Experiments: Thinking Through Identity and Positionality
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association

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