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Platforms for populism?: The affective issue crowd and its disconnections

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Platforms for populism? The affective issue crowd and its disconnections. / Hoyng, Rolien Susanne.
In: International Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 23, No. 6, 01.11.2020, p. 984-1001.

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Hoyng, RS 2020, 'Platforms for populism? The affective issue crowd and its disconnections', International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 984-1001. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920931853

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Hoyng, R. S. (2020). Platforms for populism? The affective issue crowd and its disconnections. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 23(6), 984-1001. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920931853

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Hoyng RS. Platforms for populism? The affective issue crowd and its disconnections. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2020 Nov 1;23(6):984-1001. Epub 2020 Jun 18. doi: 10.1177/1367877920931853

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Hoyng, Rolien Susanne. / Platforms for populism? The affective issue crowd and its disconnections. In: International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 23, No. 6. pp. 984-1001.

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