MASTERING THE ART OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Swiss parties, the 2011 national election and digital challenges

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 717-736

  Klinger, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

political parties; social media; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878796892     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2013.782329     Document Type: Article

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