Empowerment or democratic divide? Internet-based political participation of young immigrants and young natives in Germany

Information Polity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-127

  Spaiser, Viktoria ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

minority groups; Political online participation; second level digital divide; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870007474     PISSN: 15701255     EISSN: 18758754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IP-2012-0268     Document Type: Article

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