Whither deliberation? Mass e-mail campaigns and U.S. regulatory rulemaking

Journal of E-Government

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 41-64

  Shulman, Stuart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail campaigns; Electronic advocacy; Electronic rulemaking; Form letters; Internet; Public deliberation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846668419     PISSN: 15424049     EISSN: 15424057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J399v03n03_03     Document Type: Article

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