Mobilizers mobilized: Information, expression, mobilization and participation in the digital age

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 902-927

  Rojas, Hernando ^a,b   Puig I Abril, Eulalia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blogs; Civic engagement; Colombia; Expressive action; Mobile phones

Indexed keywords

BLOGS; INFORMATION USE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; COLOMBIA; DIGITAL AGE; EXPRESSIVE ACTION; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION EXPRESSION; MOBILISATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONS; RANDOM SAMPLE; URBAN POPULATION;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

EID: 68849084023     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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