The political consequences of the rise of the internet: Political beliefs and practices of Chinese Netizens

Political Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-322

  Lei, Ya Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Collective action; Internet; Netizen; Political belief; Political consequence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961150825     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.572449     Document Type: Article

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