Reaching Beyond the Net: Political Circuits and Participation in Toronto's G20 Protests

Social Movement Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-198

  Stalker, Glenn J ^a   Wood, Lesley J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication; G20; ICT use; outreach; political circuits; social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875872231     PISSN: 14742837     EISSN: 14742829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2012.701054     Document Type: Article

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