E-democracy writ small: The impact of the internet on citizen access to local elected officials

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-197

  Garrett, R Kelly ^a   Jensen, Michael J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Civil society; E democracy; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951747060     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2010.490558     Document Type: Article

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