Beyond deliberation: New directions for the study of informal political conversation from a communication perspective

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1082-1103

  Eveland Jr , William P ^a   Morey, Alyssa C ^a   Hutchens, Myiah J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 83155192975     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01598.x     Document Type: Review

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