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Introduction to the Special Issue: Innovations and Current Challenges in Experimental Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2022

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Libby Jenke*
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Houston, 3551 Cullen Boulevard, Room 447, Houston, TX 77204-3011, USA. E-mail: ljenke@uh.edu
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Political Analysis , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Virtual Special Issue: Innovations and Current Challenges in Experimental Methods , January 2022 , pp. S3 - S7
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