The Internet and the European Parliament elections: Theoretical perspectives, empirical investigations and proposals for research

Information Polity

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 153-163

  Lusoli, Wainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative research; elections; European Parliament; Internet; political communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148875671     PISSN: 15701255     EISSN: 18758754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ip-2005-0080     Document Type: Article

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