An indispensable resource: The Internet and young civic engagement

Young Citizens and New Media: Learning for Democratic Participation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 187-204

  Olsson, Tobias ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84920859668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203941638     Document Type: Chapter

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