Virtual Civil Society: The New Frontier of Social Capital?

Political Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 625-644

  Kittilson, Miki Caul ^a   Dalton, Russell J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet and politics; Political participation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255141843     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9143-8     Document Type: Article

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