The challenge of engaging youth online: Contrasting producers' and teenagers' interpretations of websites

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-184

  Livingstone, Sonia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Encoding decoding; Internet; Political participation; Youth websites

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248598095     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323107076768     Document Type: Article

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