Evaluating communication in the British parliamentary public sphere

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-297

  Davis, Aeron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Parliament; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DEMOCRACY; MODEL; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL THEORY; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64649101655     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2008.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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