"Geo-ethnicity" and neighborhood engagement: A communication infrastructure perspective

Political Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 421-441

  Kim, Yong Chan ^a   Jung, Joo Young ^b   Ball Rokeach, Sandra J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Geo ethnicity; Infrastructure theory; Local community; Los Angeles; Neighborhood engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751106425     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600600976997     Document Type: Review

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