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Populist communication during times of crisis across party lines

By: Jon JärviniemiORCID  
Open Access
|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2024-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 296 - 319
Published on: Nov 1, 2024
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
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