An empirical analysis of e-participation. The role of social networks and e-government over citizens' online engagement

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 379-387

  Vicente, María Rosalía ^a   Novo, Amparo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital skills; E government; E participation; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Internet; Resources approach; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906220062     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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