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Research Articles/Findings

Social Networks and Climate Change Policy Preferences: Structural Location and Policy Actor Support for Fossil Fuel Production

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Pages 1359-1379 | Received 21 May 2019, Accepted 22 May 2020, Published online: 02 Jul 2020

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