Rocking the vote and more: An experimental study of the impact of youth political portals

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-189

  Xenos, Michael A ^a   Kyoung, Kyurim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Online politics; Political efficacy; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950785041     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331680802291400     Document Type: Article

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