Political discussion, opinion leadership and trust

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-55

  Campus, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

blogs; interpersonal networks; new media; opinion leadership; political discussion; political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859233288     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323111434580     Document Type: Article

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