Are Diverse Political Networks Always Bad for Participatory Democracy?: Indifference, Alienation, and Political Disagreements

American Politics Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 879-898

  Jang, Seung Jin ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliberative democracy; Disagreement; Political discussion; Political networks; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249127623     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X09332790     Document Type: Article

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