Changing political communication in Germany: Findings from a longitudinal study on the influence of the internet on political information, discussion and the participation of citizens

Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-252

  Emmer, Martin ^a   Wolling, Jens ^b   Vowe, Gerhard ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Habitualization; Internet; Online communication; Political communication; Political discussion; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870382168     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/commun-2012-0013     Document Type: Article

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