Internet campaigning for grassroots and astroturf support

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Klotz, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2004 elections; Internet; Plagiarism; Political campaigns; Political mobilization; Political participation; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846063237     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439306289105     Document Type: Article

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