The internet and public participation: State legislature web sites and the many definitions of interactivity

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-93

  Ferber, Paul ^a   Foltz, Franz ^a   Pugliese, Rudy ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactivity; Participation; State legislatures; Web site

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL ASPECTS; WEBSITES;

INTERACTIVITY; PARTICIPATION; STATE LEGISLATURES;

INTERNET;

EID: 27844522010     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467604271245     Document Type: Article

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