Multiple discussion networks and their consequence for political participation

Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 660-683

  Ikeda, Ken'ichi ^a   Boase, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

by product conversation; communication context; discussion networks; political heterogeneity; political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051970961     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650210395063     Document Type: Article

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