Social media and the organization of collective action: Using twitter to explore the ecologies of two climate change protests

Communication Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-215

  Segerberg, Alexandra ^a   Bennett, W Lance ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 80052595699     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714421.2011.597250     Document Type: Article

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