Many Clicks but Little Sticks: Social Media Activism in Indonesia

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 636-657

  Lim, Merlyna ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activism; Facebook; Indonesia; mobilisation; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887994412     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2013.769386     Document Type: Article

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