Mobile communication and civic life: Linking patterns of use to civic and political engagement

Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 536-555

  Campbell, Scott W ^a   Kwak, Nojin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; POLITICS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 77955733444     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01496.x     Document Type: Article

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