Net gains in political participation: Secondary effects of Internet on community

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 933-963

  Kavanaugh, Andrea ^a   Kim, B Joon ^a   Pérez Quiñones, Manuel A ^a   Schmitz, Joseph ^b   Isenhour, Philip ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community computer networks; Political participation; Social impact; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949102032     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180802108990     Document Type: Article

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