Participatory democracy and the value of online community networks: An exploration of online and offline communities engaged in civil society and political activity

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-154

  Cullen, Rowena ^a   Sommer, Laura ^a  

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Author keywords

Consultation; E democracy; Offline engagement; Online engagement; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955048489     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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