Broadband internet and political participation: Evidence for Germany

Kyklos

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-52

  Czernich, Nina ^a  

^a Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84856296467     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2011.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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