When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States

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When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States. / Bevan, Shaun; Rasmussen, Anne.

In: Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 48, No. 1, 01.02.2020, p. 111-132.

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Bevan, S & Rasmussen, A 2020, 'When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States', Policy Studies Journal, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 111-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12231

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Bevan, S., & Rasmussen, A. (2020). When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States. Policy Studies Journal, 48(1), 111-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12231

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Bevan S, Rasmussen A. When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States. Policy Studies Journal. 2020 Feb 1;48(1):111-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12231

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Bevan, Shaun ; Rasmussen, Anne. / When Does Government Listen to the Public? Voluntary Associations and Dynamic Agenda Representation in the United States. In: Policy Studies Journal. 2020 ; Vol. 48, No. 1. pp. 111-132.

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