Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability

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Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability. / Andersen, Asger Lau; Lassen, David Dreyer; Nielsen, Lasse Holbøll Westh.

I: PLoS ONE, Bind 15, Nr. 3, e0229789, 02.03.2020.

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Andersen, AL, Lassen, DD & Nielsen, LHW 2020, 'Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability', PLoS ONE, bind 15, nr. 3, e0229789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229789

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Andersen, A. L., Lassen, D. D., & Nielsen, L. H. W. (2020). Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability. PLoS ONE, 15(3), [e0229789]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229789

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Andersen AL, Lassen DD, Nielsen LHW. Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability. PLoS ONE. 2020 mar. 2;15(3). e0229789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229789

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Andersen, Asger Lau ; Lassen, David Dreyer ; Nielsen, Lasse Holbøll Westh. / Irresponsible parties, responsible voters? Legislative gridlock and collective accountability. I: PLoS ONE. 2020 ; Bind 15, Nr. 3.

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