All Political Participation Is Socially Networked?: New Media and the 2012 Election

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 527-541

  Towner, Terri L ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2012 election; political participation; social media; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883629873     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439313489656     Document Type: Article

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