Online Social Ties and Political Engagement

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-34

  Gibson, Rachel K ^a   McAllister, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; digital; participation; social capital; Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874517352     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2012.712461     Document Type: Article

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