Tentative steps towards interaction: The use of the Internet in the British European Parliament Election 2009

Internet Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 527-544

  Jackson, Nigel ^a   Lilleker, Darren G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Elections; Internet; Parliament; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049484307     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662241011084103     Document Type: Article

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