The effects of political news use, political discussion and authoritarian orientation on political participation: Evidences from Singapore and Taiwan

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 474-492

  Zhang, Weiyu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

authoritarian orientation; political discussion; political news use; political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866698679     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2012.701313     Document Type: Article

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