Political information efficacy and internet effects in the 2008 U.S. presidential election

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 696-713

  Tedesco, John C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

campaigns; gender and politics; Internet politics; political efficacy; political information efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955742496     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211398089     Document Type: Article

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