Converging on euroscepticism: Online polity contestation during European Parliament elections

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 766-783

  de Wilde, Pieter ^a   Michailidou, Asimina ^b   Trenz, Hans Jörg ^b,c  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b ARENA Centre for European Studies   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Democratic legitimacy; European union; Euroscepticism; Online media; Politicisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907864184     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12050     Document Type: Article

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