The use of the internet by political parties and candidates in the 2007 Scottish parliament election

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Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-305

  Marcella, Rita ^a   Baxter, Graeme ^a,b   Cheah, Shih ^a,c  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Aberdeen Business School   (United Kingdom)

^c Damansara Heights   (Malaysia)

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EID: 67650032870     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/libr.2008.029     Document Type: Article

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