Weapon of the strong? Participatory inequality and the internet

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 487-509

  Schlozman, Kay Lehman ^a   Verba, Sidney ^b   Brady, Henry E ^c,d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957585321     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592710001210     Document Type: Article

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