The Effects of Social Media on Political Participation and Candidate Image Evaluations in the 2012 Iowa Caucuses

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1568-1583

  Dimitrova, Daniela V ^a   Bystrom, Dianne ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

candidate image; Iowa caucuses; media effects; political participation; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885095990     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213489011     Document Type: Article

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