Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties

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Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties. / Bakker, Ryan; Jolly, Seth; Polk, Jonathan.

In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2020, p. 292-309.

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Bakker, R, Jolly, S & Polk, J 2020, 'Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties', Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 292-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1701534

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Bakker, R., Jolly, S., & Polk, J. (2020). Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties. Journal of European Public Policy, 27(2), 292-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1701534

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Bakker R, Jolly S, Polk J. Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties. Journal of European Public Policy. 2020;27(2):292-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1701534

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Bakker, Ryan ; Jolly, Seth ; Polk, Jonathan. / Multidimensional incongruence, political disaffection, and support for anti-establishment parties. In: Journal of European Public Policy. 2020 ; Vol. 27, No. 2. pp. 292-309.

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