@Sweden: Curating a Nation on Twitter

Popular Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-46

  Christensen, Christian ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84874182567     PISSN: 15405702     EISSN: 15405710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15405702.2013.751855     Document Type: Article

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