Is influence mightier than selection? Forging agreement in political discussion networks during a campaign

Social Networks

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-146

  Bello, Jason ^a   Rolfe, Meredith ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longitudinal surveys; Multilevel models; Personal networks; Political interest; Social influence; Vote choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888017268     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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