Public policy and obstacles to the virtual agora: Insights from the deliberative e-rulemaking project

Information Polity

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-214

  Muhlberger, Peter ^a   Stromer Galley, Jennifer ^b   Webb, Nick ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84887000445     PISSN: 15701255     EISSN: 18758754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IP-2011-0235     Document Type: Article

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