Subpolitics and Democracy: The Role of New Media in the 2011 General Elections in Singapore

Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-249

  Sreekumar, T T ^a   Vadrevu, Shobha ^b  

^a MICA   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84880456798     PISSN: 09717218     EISSN: 09730796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0971721813489458     Document Type: Article

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