New information communication technologies and grassroots mobilization

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-173

  Carty, Victoria ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; MoveOn; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951055327     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180902915658     Document Type: Article

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