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The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany. / Blinder, Scott; Ford, Robert; Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth.

In: American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 57, No. 4, 10.2013, p. 841-857.

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Blinder, S, Ford, R & Ivarsflaten, E 2013, 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany', American Journal of Political Science, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 841-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12030

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Blinder, S., Ford, R., & Ivarsflaten, E. (2013). The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany. American Journal of Political Science, 57(4), 841-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12030

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Blinder S, Ford R, Ivarsflaten E. The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany. American Journal of Political Science. 2013 Oct;57(4):841-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12030

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Blinder, Scott ; Ford, Robert ; Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth. / The Better Angels of Our Nature: How the Antiprejudice Norm Affects Policy and Party Preferences in Great Britain and Germany. In: American Journal of Political Science. 2013 ; Vol. 57, No. 4. pp. 841-857.

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