Information and democracy: The weakening of social democracy

Media Perspectives for the 21st Century

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 21-40

  Webster, Frank ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 84920560534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203834077     Document Type: Chapter

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