Seeking the soul of democracy: A review of recent research into citizens' political talk culture

Swiss Political Science Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 513-538

  Schmitt Beck, Rüdiger ^a   Lup, Oana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Democratic citizenship; Interpersonal political communication; Political conversation; Political discussion; Political engagement; Political participation; Political preferences; Political talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889684349     PISSN: 14247755     EISSN: 16626370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12051     Document Type: Review

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