From networked nominee to networked nation: Examining the impact of web 2.0 and social media on political participation and civic engagement in the 2008 obama campaign

Journal of Political Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 189-213

  Cogburn, Derrick L ^a   Espinoza Vasquez, Fatima K ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Political participation; Presidential campaign; Social media; Social movement; Virtual organization; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951961528     PISSN: 15377857     EISSN: 15377865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2011.540224     Document Type: Article

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