Social dynamics of an on-line scholarly debate

Information Society

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-360

  Hert, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Rhetoric; Science technology and society; Scientific communication; Scientific communities; Scientific controversy; Technology use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031313428     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722497129052     Document Type: Article

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