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Application of natural language processing to the electoral manifestos of social democratic parties in Central Eastern European countries Cover

Application of natural language processing to the electoral manifestos of social democratic parties in Central Eastern European countries

By: Ivan Bielik  
Open Access
|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2787-9038 | Journal ISSN: 1801-3422
Language: English
Page range: 259 - 282
Published on: Mar 31, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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