Getting the message out: A two-step model of the role of the internet in campaign communication flows during the 2005 British general election

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 3-13

  Norris, Pippa ^a,b   Curtice, John ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Election campaigns; Internet; Two step information flows

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950782461     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331680801975359     Document Type: Article

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