Citizen participation through municipal websites: A global scorecard

Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 403-414

  Schatteman, Alicia ^a   Mohammed Spigner, Deborah ^b   Poluse, George ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NJ Common Cause ^*  (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84898581761     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0116-1.ch020     Document Type: Chapter

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