Hyperlinks as Extensions of offline instrumental collective action

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-286

  Pilny, Andrew ^a   Shumate, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

collective action; hyperlinks; nongovernmental organizations; social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858595272     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2011.606328     Document Type: Article

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