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Two Nations or Four Regions? A Test of Alternative Explanations of Value Differences Between Canada and the United States

Nick Baxter-Moorea Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Brock Univeristy, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Munroe Eaglesb Department of Political Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Dylan S. McLeanc Department of Political Science, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
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Katryne Villeneuve-Siconnellyd Department of Political Science, UniversitéLaval, Quebec City, Canada
Pages 239-254 | Published online: 03 Aug 2023

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