Does the internet encourage small parties? A case study of the minutiae of BC politics, 1996-2009

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-242

  Ian, Ward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 79958828760     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2011.567973     Document Type: Article

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