A new space for political behavior: Political social networking and its democratic consequences

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 414-429

  Bode, Leticia ^a   Vraga, Emily K ^b   Borah, Porismita ^c   Shah, Dhavan V ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

2008 presidential election; Adolescents; Political expression; Political participation; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; ADOLESCENT; PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; POLITICAL BEHAVIORS; POLITICAL EXPRESSION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONS; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE; SOCIAL-NETWORKING; YOUNG PEOPLES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84898041112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12048     Document Type: Article

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