Modeling the structure of collective action

Communication Monographs

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-54

  Flanagin, Andrew J ^a   Stohl, Cynthia ^a   Bimber, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective Action; Communication and Information Technology; New Technology; Organizing; Public Goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645095196     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750600557099     Document Type: Article

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