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Communicating Policy-Relevant Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2015

James N. Druckman
James N. Druckman*
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Northwestern University
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Section II: Changing Incentives
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 48 , Special Issue S1: Let’s Be Heard! How to Better Communicate Political Science’s Public Value , September 2015 , pp. 58 - 69
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