Concept explication in the internet age: The case of political interactivity

The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 485-504

  Sundar, S Shyam ^a   Bellur, Saraswathi ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890646905     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203938669     Document Type: Chapter

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