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Political psychology perspectives on populism

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de Rosa, A.S. Mannarini, T. Gil de Montes, L., A. Lauri, M.A. Negura, L. Giacomozzi, A.I. Silva Bousfield, A.B. Justo, A.M. de Alba , M. Seidmann , S. Permanadeli, R. Sitto-Kaunda, K. Lubinga, E. (2024). Représentations sociales de la Covid-19 dans dix pays du monde: le discours public à plusieurs voix des experts, des leaders politiques et des institutions à travers différents médias, In C. Premat, J.-M. De Waele & M. Perottino (Eds.), Comparing the role of experts during the first waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic (pp-75-194), Stockholm University Press. https://stockholmuniversitypress.se/site/books/e/10.16993/bco/

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