Virtual campaigning: Australian parties and the impact of the Internet

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 99-129

  Gibson, Rachel K ^a   Ward, Stephen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0036521903     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603100220119047     Document Type: Review

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