Electoral Campaigning 2.0-The Case of Italian Regional Elections

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-240

  Mascheroni, Giovanna ^a   Mattoni, Alice ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Istituto Cattaneo in Fiesole   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence culture; online campaigning; participation; social media; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876340139     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2012.758073     Document Type: Article

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