The dynamics of participation and organisation in European digital rights campaigning

eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-44

  Breindl, Yana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collective action; Digital Rights; European Union; Internet based Campaigning; Leadership; Organisation; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889001001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20759517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29379/jedem.v4i1.96     Document Type: Article

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